Irrglaube

[ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bə]

/[ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Irrglaube” is uncommon German (frequency #60,706 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,706
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsche religiöse Glaubensposition (aus Sicht einer anderen Religion; mit herabwürdigender Bedeutung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-irrglaube · Irrglaube · German

Irrglaube · rank #60,706 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,706
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iphigenie

Nearest frequency peer: Iphigenie (-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 „Irrglaube“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Irrglaube
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrrglaube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Irrglaube“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Irrglaubefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Iphigenie“ (#60,705), „jahrelangem“ (#60,707), „intimes“ (#60,704). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Irrglaube“ bei #60,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irrglaube is uncommon German at frequency #60,706 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Irrglaube, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Irrglaube, spelled I-R-R-G-L-A-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    falsche religiöse Glaubensposition (aus Sicht einer anderen Religion; mit herabwürdigender Bedeutung)
  2. 2
    falsche Annahme oder Auffassung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Karl der Große hat im ersten sächsischen Kapitular (787) den urgermanischen Glauben an Werwölfe und Nachtfahrende (strigae) unter Strafe gestellt, und noch um 1020 wird er als Irrglaube im Dekret des Burkard von Worms verdammt, das aber nur noch in abgeschwächter Gestalt um 1140 in das decretum Gratiani überging.
  2. Durch die höhere Konzentration alter und schwacher Tiere in diesen Gebieten verenden auch mehr Elefanten auf engerem Raum, weswegen der Irrglaube entstand, Elefanten würden sich zum Sterben an einen bestimmten Ort, den Elefantenfriedhof, begeben.

Synonyms

HäresieHeterodoxieIrrlehreKetzereiDenkfehlerIrrtum

This word in other languages

misbelief(English)heterodoxia(Español)hérésie(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 "Irrglaube"?
"Irrglaube" is spelled I-R-R-G-L-A-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bə].
What does "Irrglaube" mean?
As a noun, "Irrglaube" means: falsche religiöse Glaubensposition (aus Sicht einer anderen Religion; mit herabwürdigender Bedeutung)
How do you pronounce "Irrglaube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irrglaube" is [ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irrglaube" come from?
"Irrglaube" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Iphigenie#60,705Jesuskind#60,708informell#60,696Kirchweih#60,736

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list