Irrglauben

[ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bn̩]

/[ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Irrglauben” is uncommon German (frequency #89,119 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,119
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-irrglauben · Irrglauben · German

Irrglauben · rank #89,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,119
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH irrelevante

Nearest frequency peer: irrelevante (-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 „Irrglauben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Irrglauben
PropertyValue
HeadwordIrrglauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Irrglauben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Irrglaubenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „irrelevante“ (#89,118), „Invalide“ (#89,116), „intuitiver“ (#89,115). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Irrglauben“ bei #89,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Irrglauben is uncommon German at frequency #89,119 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Irrglauben, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Irrglauben, spelled I-R-R-G-L-A-U-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    falsche religiöse Glaubensposition (aus Sicht einer anderen Religion; mit herabwürdigender Bedeutung)
  2. 2
    Irrtum, der oft auf falscher Schlussfolgerung beruht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ungewollt verleitet der Begriff "Bildungsarmut" zu dem Irrglauben, eine gute Schulbildung biete die Gewähr für einen Ausbildungs- oder Arbeitsplatz.“

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 "Irrglauben"?
"Irrglauben" is spelled I-R-R-G-L-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bn̩].
What does "Irrglauben" mean?
As a noun, "Irrglauben" means: falsche religiöse Glaubensposition (aus Sicht einer anderen Religion; mit herabwürdigender Bedeutung)
How do you pronounce "Irrglauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Irrglauben" is [ˈɪʁɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Irrglauben" come from?
"Irrglauben" 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 "Irrglauben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list