ident

[iˈdɛnt]

/[iˈdɛnt]/ adj

The verdict

“ident” is uncommon German (frequency #57,113 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,113
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend

Corpus desk

Index DE-ident · ident · German

ident · rank #57,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,113
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Idealist

Nearest frequency peer: Idealist (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ident“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ident“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ident
PropertyValue
Headwordident
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[iˈdɛnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#57,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ident“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).identfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Idealist“ (#57,112), „Hyänen“ (#57,110), „Illertissen“ (#57,117). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „ident“ bei #57,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ident is uncommon German at frequency #57,113 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [iˈdɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend".

No misspelling variants are generated for ident in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ident, spelled I-D-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Innenstadt ist der älteste Stadtteil der oberösterreichischen Landeshauptstadt Linz. Bis 1873 war die Stadt Linz ident mit der Fläche dieses heutigen Stadtteils, der seit 1957 in sechs statistische Bezirke aufgeteilt ist.“
  2. „Dies ist dann der Fall, wenn das Ende mit einem Abschlusswiderstand ident zum Leitungswellenwiderstand abgeschlossen wird, in diesem Fall ist der Reflexionsfaktor gleich 0.“

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 "ident"?
"ident" is spelled I-D-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈdɛnt].
What does "ident" mean?
As an adjective, "ident" means: sich vollkommen gleichend, vollkommen gleich, vollkommen gleichartig, übereinstimmend
How do you pronounce "ident"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ident" is [iˈdɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ident" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list