Irrfahrt

[ˈɪʁˌfaːɐ̯t]

/[ˈɪʁˌfaːɐ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Irrfahrt” is uncommon German (frequency #70,416 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,416
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - literarisches Motiv, Beispiel Odyssee

Corpus desk

Index DE-irrfahrt · Irrfahrt · German

Irrfahrt · rank #70,416 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,416
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH IRS

Nearest frequency peer: IRS (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Irrfahrt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Irrfahrt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Irrfahrt
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrrfahrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪʁˌfaːɐ̯t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,416
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Irrfahrt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Irrfahrtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „IRS“ (#70,417), „interstellar“ (#70,414), „Islamwissenschaftler“ (#70,418). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Irrfahrt“ bei #70,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irrfahrt is uncommon German at frequency #70,416 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪʁˌfaːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Irrfahrt, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Irrfahrt, spelled I-R-R-F-A-H-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    literarisches Motiv, Beispiel Odyssee
  2. 2
    Fahrt auf falschen Wegen
  3. 3
    mathematisches Modell

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach zehn Jahren trojanischen Krieges und zehn Jahren langen Irrfahrten fanden die Abenteuer des Helden Odysseus ein glückliches Ende (zu Homer, Odyssee).
  2. Alle sieben Jahre darf der Holländer an Land. Dort kann den Getriebenen nur die Liebe einer Frau erlösen, sonst geht seine Irrfahrt weiter (zu Richard Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer).

Synonyms

OdysseeZufallsbewegung

This word in other languages

odyssey(English)odisea(Español)errance(Français)

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 "Irrfahrt"?
"Irrfahrt" is spelled I-R-R-F-A-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁˌfaːɐ̯t].
What does "Irrfahrt" mean?
As a noun, "Irrfahrt" means: literarisches Motiv, Beispiel Odyssee
How do you pronounce "Irrfahrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irrfahrt" is [ˈɪʁˌfaːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irrfahrt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list