Irokese
[iʁoˈkeːzə]
The verdict
“Irokese” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nordamerikanischer Ureinwohner
Corpus desk
Index DE-irokese · Irokese · German
Irokese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Irokese |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iʁoˈkeːzə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Irokese“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Irokese is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [iʁoˈkeːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Irokese has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Irokese, spelled I-R-O-K-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1nordamerikanischer Ureinwohner
- 2Frisur mit rasierten Kopfseiten (und typischerweise hochgegeltem Haar)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Irokese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Urgroßvater war Irokese.
„[…] Die polnische Führungsschicht etwa beschimpfte [Friedrich der Große] als die »Irokesen Europas«.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.