irrte
[ˈɪʁtə]
The verdict
“irrte” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,755. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,755
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs irren
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irrte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈɪʁtə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #46,755 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irrte” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around irrte (IPA [ˈɪʁtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,755 among 17,725 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for irrte, with forms such as "irret", "irrtte", and "irte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Irrtum", "ire", "Ihre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is irrte, spelled I-R-R-T-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs irren
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs irren
- 31. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs irren
- 43. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs irren
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- irret
- irrtte
- irte
- irtre
- rirte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irrte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “irrte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-R-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɪʁtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Irrtum” - see the side-by-side comparison. irrte vs Irrtum
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.