Izmir

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The verdict

“Izmir” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,504
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Millionenstadt im Westen der Türkei

Corpus desk

Index DE-izmir · Izmir · German

Izmir · rank #47,504 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,504
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Italian

Nearest frequency peer: Italian (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Izmir“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Izmir“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Izmir vs of
0% similar
Izmir vs TO
0% similar
Izmir vs video
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Izmir
PropertyValue
HeadwordIzmir
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#47,504
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Izmir“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Izmirliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Italian“ (#47,503), „Irakkrieg“ (#47,502), „integrativen“ (#47,500). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Izmir“ bei #47,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Izmir (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,504 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Izmir, with forms such as "imzir", "izimr", and "izmirr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "TO", "video", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Izmir, spelled I-Z-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Millionenstadt im Westen der Türkei
  2. 2
    Provinz im Westen der Türkei

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zwei Frauen, die in Istanbul und Izmir von Vorlesungen und Prüfungen ausgeschlossen wurden, weil sie sich weigerten, ihr Kopftuch abzulegen, scheitern mit ihrer Klage.“
  2. „Das Lokal war schmucklos und zurückhaltend eingerichtet: weißer Linoleumboden, eine Vitrine gleich neben der Tür, in der die tägliche Auswahl von Kebabs und Vorspeisen ausgestellt war, und an den Wänden Poster von Izmir, Konja und anderen türkischen Ferienorten.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imzir
  • izimr
  • izmirr
  • izmmir
  • izmri
  • izzmir
  • zimir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Izmir - 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.

imzir2izimr2izmirr1izmmir1izmri2izzmir1zimir2
Edit distance from "Izmir"

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 "Izmir"?
"Izmir" is spelled I-Z-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Izmir" mean?
As a proper noun, "Izmir" means: Millionenstadt im Westen der Türkei
What words are commonly confused with "Izmir"?
"Izmir" is commonly confused with "of", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Izmir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Izmir" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Izmir" come from?
"Izmir" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list