irregehen
[ˈɪʁeˌɡeːən]
The verdict
“irregehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer falschen Richtung folgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-irregehen · irregehen · German
irregehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | irregehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɪʁeˌɡeːən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „irregehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
irregehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɪʁeˌɡeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
irregehen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 irregehen, spelled I-R-R-E-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1einer falschen Richtung folgen
- 2einer falschen Meinung anhängen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irregehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da fand ihn ein Mann, als er irreging auf dem Gefilde; der fragte ihn und sprach: Was suchst du?
Nun nötigte ihn die Frau an den Tisch; und so war schon seine Speise bereitet gewesen, als er noch im Wald irreging, und nachdachte: Ob ihm auch Gott diesen Mittag die nötige Nahrung bescheren würde.
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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.