ice bear

/aɪsˌbɛəɹ/

//aɪsˌbɛəɹ// noun

"ice-bear" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ice bear” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of polar bear; Ursus maritimus.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ice-bear · ice bear · English

ice bear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for ice bear
PropertyValue
Headwordice bear
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/aɪsˌbɛəɹ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ice bear” in English

ice bearranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ice bear is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /aɪsˌbɛəɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of polar bear; Ursus maritimus.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ice bear, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ice + bear. Compare German Eisbär, Dutch ijsbeer, Danish isbjørn. The correct English form is ice bear, spelled I-C-E- -B-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of polar bear; Ursus maritimus.

Etymology

From ice + bear. Compare German Eisbär, Dutch ijsbeer, Danish isbjørn.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ice bear"?
"ice bear" is spelled I-C-E- -B-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /aɪsˌbɛəɹ/.
What does "ice bear" mean?
As a noun, "ice bear" means: Synonym of polar bear; Ursus maritimus.
How do you pronounce "ice bear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ice bear" is /aɪsˌbɛəɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ice bear"?
From ice + bear. Compare German Eisbär, Dutch ijsbeer, Danish isbjørn. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list