irritate
[ˈɪɹɪteɪt]
The verdict
“irritate” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ärgern, jemanden verärgern, jemanden erzürnen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irritate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɪɹɪteɪt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irritate” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for irritate is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪɹɪteɪt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
irritate has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is irritate, spelled I-R-R-I-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1ärgern, jemanden verärgern, jemanden erzürnen
- 2ärgern, jemanden verärgern, jemanden erzürnen
- 3reizen (skin, stomach)
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.
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Using “irritate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-R-R-I-T-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɪɹɪteɪt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.