irrig

[ˈɪʁɪç]

/[ˈɪʁɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“irrig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsch, da auf einem Irrtum oder falschen Informationen beruhend

Corpus desk

Index DE-irrig · irrig · German

irrig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for irrig
PropertyValue
Headwordirrig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪʁɪç]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „irrig“ im Deutschen

irrigschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irrig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "falsch, da auf einem Irrtum oder falschen Informationen beruhend".

Zero misspellings are on record for irrig in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is irrig, spelled I-R-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    falsch, da auf einem Irrtum oder falschen Informationen beruhend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der irrigen Annahme, dass das Parken dort erlaubt sei, habe ich den Wagen am Straßenrand abgestellt.
  2. Man stellte die irrige Vermutung an, es hätte an der Sauerstoffzufuhr gelegen.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "irrig"?
"irrig" is spelled I-R-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʁɪç].
What does "irrig" mean?
As an adjective, "irrig" means: falsch, da auf einem Irrtum oder falschen Informationen beruhend
How do you pronounce "irrig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrig" is [ˈɪʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrig" come from?
"irrig" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list