Itaka
[ˈitaˌkaː]
The verdict
“Itaka” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzwort für italienischer Kamerad, heute noch als Itaker
Corpus desk
Index DE-itaka · Itaka · German
Itaka · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Itaka |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈitaˌkaː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Itaka“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Itaka is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈitaˌkaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kurzwort für italienischer Kamerad, heute noch als Itaker".
Itaka doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Itaka, spelled I-T-A-K-A.
Definition
- 1Kurzwort für italienischer Kamerad, heute noch als Itaker
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Itaka appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist ein Itaka.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.