Irrer

[ˈɪʁɐ]

/[ˈɪʁɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Irrer” sits in 17 confusable pairs (corpus #29,180) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#29,180
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die an einer Psychose leidet, die verrückt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-irrer · Irrer · German

Irrer · rank #29,180 · 4 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,180
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Internetverbi…

Nearest frequency peer: Internetverbindung (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Irrer“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Irrer“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Irrer vs irrt
40% similar
Irrer vs irrte
40% similar
Irrer vs ire
40% similar

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

Key facts for Irrer
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrrer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪʁɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,180
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Irrer“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Irrerliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Internetverbindung“ (#29,179), „initiierte“ (#29,178), „Imperativ“ (#29,177). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Irrer“ bei #29,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Irrer is neighbouring look-alikes ("irrt", "irrte", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈɪʁɐ]. Frequency #29,180 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die an einer Psychose leidet, die verrückt ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Irrer, with forms such as "irerr", "irrerr", and "irrre". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "irrt", "irrte", "ire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Irrer, spelled I-R-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, die an einer Psychose leidet, die verrückt ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er fährt um die Kurven wie ein Irrer.
  2. Hör nicht auf ihn, das ist ein Irrer.

Synonyms

GeistesgestörterGeisteskrankerIdiotIrrsinnigerPsychopathNarrSchwachsinnigerSpinnerVerrückter

This word in other languages

crazy(English)loco(Español)fou(Français)louco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irerr
  • irrerr
  • irrre
  • rirer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Irrer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irerr2irrerr1irrre2rirer2
Edit distance from "Irrer"

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 "Irrer"?
"Irrer" is spelled I-R-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁɐ].
What does "Irrer" mean?
As a noun, "Irrer" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die an einer Psychose leidet, die verrückt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Irrer"?
"Irrer" is commonly confused with "irrt", "irrte", "ire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Irrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irrer" is [ˈɪʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irrer" come from?
"Irrer" 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 "Irrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karat#29,188heizt#29,169hager#29,164gGmbH#29,155

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list