Ische

[ˈɪʃə]

/[ˈɪʃə]/ noun

The verdict

“Ische” is uncommon German (frequency #71,486 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,486
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (aus der Sicht eines Jungen, eines jungen Mannes) Mädchen, junge Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-ische · Ische · German

Ische · rank #71,486 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,486
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Irrgarten

Nearest frequency peer: Irrgarten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ische“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ische“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ische
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪʃə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,486
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ische“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ischefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Irrgarten“ (#71,485), „IRR“ (#71,484), „Interimstrainer“ (#71,483). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ische“ bei #71,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ische is uncommon German at frequency #71,486 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ische, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ische, spelled I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (aus der Sicht eines Jungen, eines jungen Mannes) Mädchen, junge Frau
  2. 2
    leichtlebige, junge Frau
  3. 3
    intime Freundin
  4. 4
    Frau, mit der ein verheirateter Mann außerhalb seiner Ehe eine sexuelle Beziehung hat; Frau, mit der ein Mann/eine andere Frau eine sexuelle Beziehung hat
  5. 5
    verheiratete Frau; Frau, mit der jemand verheiratet ist
  6. 6
    unsorgfältige, leicht überspannte, unvernünftige und daher den Spott anderer herausfordernde, bisweilen sonderbare Frau
  7. 7
    dritthöchste Spielkarte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ische appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „»Leute«, sagte Titte Klammergass, »mir ist heute eine Ische über den Weg gesegelt, mein lieber Mann![…]«“
  2. „‚Was ist das für eine Ische, die Cookie da angeschleppt hat, kennst du sie?‘, fragte sie schließlich.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Ische"?
"Ische" is spelled I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪʃə].
What does "Ische" mean?
As a noun, "Ische" means: (aus der Sicht eines Jungen, eines jungen Mannes) Mädchen, junge Frau
How do you pronounce "Ische"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ische" is [ˈɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ische" come from?
"Ische" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list