Ironie

\i.ro.ˈniː\

/\i.ro.ˈniː\/ noun

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The verdict

“Ironie” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,201
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ironie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ironie · Ironie · French

Ironie · rank #7,201 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,201
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH irais

Nearest frequency peer: irais (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ironie »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Ironie » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Ironie vs iront
50% similar
Ironie vs irons
50% similar
Ironie vs ironise
71% similar

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

Key facts for Ironie
PropertyValue
HeadwordIronie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.ro.ˈniː\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,201
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ironie »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Ironiese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « irais » (#7,200), « little » (#7,202), « intégrale » (#7,199). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Ironie » est au #7,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Ironie (IPA \i.ro.ˈniː\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,201 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ironie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ironie, with forms such as "iornie", "irnoie", and "iroine". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "iront", "irons", "ironise", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Ironie, spelled I-R-O-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ironie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Es steckt allerdings eine ganze Menge bittere Ironie darin, wenn arabische Regierungen jetzt Europa vorwerfen, einseitig hinter Israel zu stehen, die palästinensischen Opfer in Gaza kaltblütig hinzunehmen, viel Aufhebens um tote Israelis zu machen, aber kein Interesse am Schutz muslimischen Lebens zu haben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iornie
  • irnoie
  • iroine
  • ironei
  • ironnie
  • irronie
  • rionie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ironie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iornie2irnoie2iroine2ironei2ironnie1irronie1rionie2
Edit distance from "Ironie"

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 "Ironie"?
"Ironie" is spelled I-R-O-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ro.ˈniː\.
What does "Ironie" mean?
As a noun, "Ironie" means: Ironie.
What words are commonly confused with "Ironie"?
"Ironie" is commonly confused with "iront", "irons", "ironise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ironie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ironie" is \i.ro.ˈniː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ironie" come from?
"Ironie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

little#7,202mortes#7,207gérant#7,191poteau#7,218

Similar misspelling depth

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

gains7 variantscloud7 variantsbrune7 variantsbeach7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list