iter
[ˈiːter]
The verdict
“iter” is uncommon German (frequency #73,660 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,660
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Weg, der Gang, der Amtsweg, der Dienstweg
Corpus desk
Index DE-iter · iter · German
iter · rank #73,660 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,660
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,725
- PHOTO-FINISH Irrwege
Nearest frequency peer: Irrwege (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “iter”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- introvertie…
introvertiert
26,347 corpus weight
- irreführend…
irreführenden
26,344 corpus weight
- Irrwege
Irrwege
26,343 corpus weight
- iter
iter
26,341 corpus weight
- jahrhundert…
jahrhundertealte
26,337 corpus weight
- Joplin
Joplin
26,334 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “iter” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈiːter] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #73,660 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iter” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
iter is uncommon German at frequency #73,660 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈiːter]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Weg, der Gang, der Amtsweg, der Dienstweg".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for iter, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is iter, spelled I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1der Weg, der Gang, der Amtsweg, der Dienstweg
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.