irländisch
[ˈɪʁlɛndɪʃ]
The verdict
“irländisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Irland, die Iren betreffend, zu (der Insel) Irland gehörend
Corpus desk
Index DE-irlandisch · irländisch · German
irländisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irländisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪʁlɛndɪʃ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „irländisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
irländisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪʁlɛndɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
irländisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is irländisch, spelled I-R-L-Ä-N-D-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Irland, die Iren betreffend, zu (der Insel) Irland gehörend
- 2die Sprache Irisch betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irländisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es war seit vier Tagen unterwegs, hatte vor zwei Tagen die irländische Küste verlassen und befand sich nun auf offenem Meere.
Lord King bemerkte, daß, wenn auch England blühend und glücklich genannt werden könne, so befänden sich doch sechs Millionen Katholiken in einem ganz andern Zustande jenseits des irländischen Kanals.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.