irrt

[ɪʁt]

/[ɪʁt]/ verb

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The verdict

“irrt” sits in 19 confusable pairs (corpus #20,308) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#20,308
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren

Corpus desk

Index DE-irrt · irrt · German

irrt · rank #20,308 · 4 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,308
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH iPhones

Nearest frequency peer: iPhones (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „irrt“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „irrt“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

irrt vs IT
0% similar
irrt vs ist
50% similar
irrt vs isst
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for irrt
PropertyValue
Headwordirrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪʁt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,308
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „irrt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.irrtliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „iPhones“ (#20,307), „Islamismus“ (#20,309), „Jesuiten“ (#20,310). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „irrt“ bei #20,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for irrt is neighbouring look-alikes ("IT", "ist", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ɪʁt]. Frequency #20,308 among 1,488 “I” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for irrt, with forms such as "irrtt", "irt", and "irtr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "IT", "ist", "isst", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is irrt, spelled I-R-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irrtt
  • irt
  • irtr
  • rirt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irrt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

irrtt1irt1irtr2rirt2
Edit distance from "irrt"

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 "irrt"?
"irrt" is spelled I-R-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪʁt].
What does "irrt" mean?
As a verb, "irrt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs irren
What words are commonly confused with "irrt"?
"irrt" is commonly confused with "IT", "ist", "isst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "irrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrt" is [ɪʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrt" come from?
"irrt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "irrt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kira#20,311hihi#20,293many#20,338Modi#20,346

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list