Ishtar

\iʃ.taʁ\

/\iʃ.taʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Ishtar” is uncommon French (frequency #79,431 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,431
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Déesse chez les Assyriens et les Babyloniens.

Key facts for Ishtar
PropertyValue
HeadwordIshtar
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\iʃ.taʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,431
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ishtar” 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). Ishtar 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

Ishtar is uncommon French at frequency #79,431 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \iʃ.taʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Déesse chez les Assyriens et les Babyloniens.".

Ishtar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Ishtar, spelled I-S-H-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déesse chez les Assyriens et les Babyloniens.

This word in other languages

Ishtar(English)

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 "Ishtar"?
"Ishtar" is spelled I-S-H-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \iʃ.taʁ\.
What does "Ishtar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ishtar" means: Déesse chez les Assyriens et les Babyloniens.
How do you pronounce "Ishtar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ishtar" is \iʃ.taʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ishtar" come from?
"Ishtar" is a French 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 “Ishtar”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-S-H-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \iʃ.taʁ\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list