ivory

[ˈaɪvərɪ]

/[ˈaɪvərɪ]/ noun

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The verdict

“ivory” is uncommon German (frequency #59,767 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,767
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Material: das Elfenbein

Key facts for ivory
PropertyValue
Headwordivory
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪvərɪ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ivory” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ivory lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ivory is uncommon German at frequency #59,767 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪvərɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ivory, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ivory, spelled I-V-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Material: das Elfenbein
  2. 2
    Farbe: das Elfenbein
  3. 3
    der Stoßzahn
  4. 4
    die Elfenbeinschnitzerei
  5. 5
    nur Plural: die Tasten, Klaviertasten
  6. 6
    der Zahn

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 "ivory"?
"ivory" is spelled I-V-O-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪvərɪ].
What does "ivory" mean?
As a noun, "ivory" means: Material: das Elfenbein
How do you pronounce "ivory"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ivory" is [ˈaɪvərɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ivory" come from?
"ivory" 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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Using “ivory”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-V-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɪvərɪ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list