ironische

[iˈʁoːnɪʃə]

/[iˈʁoːnɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“ironische” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,719
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-ironische · ironische · German

ironische · rank #28,719 · 13 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,719
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Intendanten

Nearest frequency peer: Intendanten (-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 „ironische“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ironische“ 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).

ironische vs ironischen
90% similar
ironische vs Irische
67% similar
ironische vs ironisch
89% similar

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

Key facts for ironische
PropertyValue
Headwordironische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[iˈʁoːnɪʃə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,719
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ironische“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Intendanten“ (#28,718), „irrtümlich“ (#28,720), „instand“ (#28,717). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „ironische“ bei #28,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ironische (IPA [iˈʁoːnɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,719 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ironische, with forms such as "iornische", "irnoische", and "iroinsche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "ironischen", "Irische", "ironisch", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ironische, spelled I-R-O-N-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iornische
  • irnoische
  • iroinsche
  • ironicshe
  • ironiscche
  • ironisceh
  • ironischhe
  • ironishce
  • ironissche
  • ironnische
  • ironsiche
  • irronische
  • rionische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ironische - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iornische2irnoische2iroinsche2ironicshe2ironiscche1ironisceh2ironischhe1ironishce2
Edit distance from "ironische"

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 "ironische"?
"ironische" is spelled I-R-O-N-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈʁoːnɪʃə].
What does "ironische" mean?
As an adjective, "ironische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ironisch
What words are commonly confused with "ironische"?
"ironische" is commonly confused with "ironischen", "Irische", "ironisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ironische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ironische" is [iˈʁoːnɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ironische" come from?
"ironische" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list