Irrlicht
German, noun/ˈɪʁlɪçt/
Irrlicht is spelled I-R-R-L-I-C-H-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Irrlicht is a German neuter noun meaning “will o' the wisp (strange light)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine vom Boden aufsteigende Flämmchen, vorzugsweise auf sumpfigem und moorigem Gelände; in der…”.
What does Irrlicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterwill o' the wisp (strange light)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine vom Boden aufsteigende Flämmchen, vorzugsweise auf sumpfigem und moorigem Gelände; in der Vergangenheit verband der Volksglauben mit dieser Naturerscheinung allerlei Aberglauben 2. Märchenwesen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Irrlicht
- Irrlichtes genitive
- Irrlichts genitive
- Irrlichter plural
- Irrlichte plural
- Irrlichtern dative definite plural
- Irrlichten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Irrlicht?
- /ˈɪʁlɪçt/
- [ˈɪʁlɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Irrlicht in German?
Irrlicht appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).