ihre

\ˈiː.ʁə\

/\ˈiː.ʁə\/ adj

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The verdict

“ihre” is uncommon French (frequency #69,915 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,915
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominatif et accusatif féminin singulier de ihr (« sa, à elle »).

Key facts for ihre
PropertyValue
Headwordihre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈiː.ʁə\
Letters4
Frequency rank#69,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ihre” sits in French 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). ihre 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

ihre is uncommon French at frequency #69,915 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈiː.ʁə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ihre in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ihre, spelled I-H-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominatif et accusatif féminin singulier de ihr (« sa, à elle »).
  2. 2
    Nominatif et accusatif pluriel de ihr (« ses, à elle »).
  3. 3
    Nominatif et accusatif féminin singulier de ihr (« leur »).
  4. 4
    Nominatif et accusatif pluriel de ihr (« leurs »).

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ihre"?
"ihre" is spelled I-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈiː.ʁə\.
What does "ihre" mean?
As an adjective, "ihre" means: Nominatif et accusatif féminin singulier de ihr (« sa, à elle »).
How do you pronounce "ihre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ihre" is \ˈiː.ʁə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ihre" come from?
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Using “ihre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-H-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈiː.ʁə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French 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