im Stande
[ˌɪmˈʃtandə]
The verdict
“im Stande” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Fähigkeit, etwas zu meistern, habend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | im Stande |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˌɪmˈʃtandə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “im Stande” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
im Stande is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˌɪmˈʃtandə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Fähigkeit, etwas zu meistern, habend".
Zero misspellings are on record for im Stande in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is im Stande, spelled I-M- -S-T-A-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1die Fähigkeit, etwas zu meistern, habend
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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.
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Using “im Stande”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-M- -S-T-A-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌɪmˈʃtandə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.