Ironie

[iʁoˈniː]

/[iʁoˈniː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ironie” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,311. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,311
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-ironie · Ironie · German

Ironie · rank #6,311 · 7 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,311
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH interne

Nearest frequency peer: interne (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ironie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ironie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ironie vs Irene
67% similar
Ironie vs Ikone
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ironie
PropertyValue
HeadwordIronie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iʁoˈniː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,311
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ironie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ironieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „interne“ (#6,310), „Julius“ (#6,312), „interessantes“ (#6,309). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ironie“ bei #6,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Ironie (IPA [iʁoˈniː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,311 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ironie, with forms such as "iornie", "irnoie", and "iroine". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Irene", "Ikone", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ironie, spelled I-R-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ironie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jemand erzählt einen schlechten Witz. Darauf reagiert eine andere Person mit Ironie: „Sehr witzig!“
  2. „In seinem Werk gibt es beides; zudem ist seine Ironie schwebend, so dass sie nicht einfach das Gegenteil des tatsächlich Gesagten meint.“

Synonyms

VerstellungSchalksernst

Antonyms

Ernsthaftigkeit

This word in other languages

irony(English)ironía(Español)ironie(Français)ironia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iornie
  • irnoie
  • iroine
  • ironei
  • ironnie
  • irronie
  • rionie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ironie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iornie2irnoie2iroine2ironei2ironnie1irronie1rionie2
Edit distance from "Ironie"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ironie"?
"Ironie" is spelled I-R-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iʁoˈniː].
What does "Ironie" mean?
As a noun, "Ironie" means: verhüllter Spott, bei dem ein Unterschied zwischen wörtlicher und wirklicher Bedeutung besteht
What words are commonly confused with "Ironie"?
"Ironie" is commonly confused with "Irene", "Ikone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ironie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ironie" is [iʁoˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ironie" come from?
"Ironie" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Julius#6,312lehren#6,323Muschi#6,332nervös#6,333

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Gnade7 variantsfähig7 variantsEnkel7 variantsnetten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list