Irkutsk

[ɪʁˈkʊt͡sk]

/[ɪʁˈkʊt͡sk]/ name

The verdict

“Irkutsk” is uncommon German (frequency #94,454 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,454
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stadt in Sibirien, Russland

Corpus desk

Index DE-irkutsk · Irkutsk · German

Irkutsk · rank #94,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,454
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 17,725
  • PHOTO-FINISH involvieren

Nearest frequency peer: involvieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Irkutsk”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Irkutsk” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Irkutsk
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrkutsk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ɪʁˈkʊt͡sk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#94,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Irkutsk” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Irkutsk lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irkutsk is uncommon German at frequency #94,454 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɪʁˈkʊt͡sk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Sibirien, Russland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Irkutsk in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Irkutsk, spelled I-R-K-U-T-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Sibirien, Russland

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Irkutsk"?
"Irkutsk" is spelled I-R-K-U-T-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪʁˈkʊt͡sk].
What does "Irkutsk" mean?
As a proper noun, "Irkutsk" means: Stadt in Sibirien, Russland
How do you pronounce "Irkutsk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irkutsk" is [ɪʁˈkʊt͡sk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irkutsk" come from?
"Irkutsk" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Irkutsk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list