irritate
[ˈɪɹɪteɪt]
The verdict
“irritate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ärgern, jemanden verärgern, jemanden erzürnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-irritate · irritate · German
irritate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irritate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɪɹɪteɪt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „irritate“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
irritate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɪɹɪteɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irritate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I'm irritated at myself for being so effervescing.
My coworker procrastinates the preparing of the report everyday. That really irritates me.
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.