Imitate
[imiˈtaːtə]
The verdict
“Imitate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Imitat
Corpus desk
Index DE-imitate · Imitate · German
Imitate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Imitate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [imiˈtaːtə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Imitate“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Imitate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [imiˈtaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Imitate, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists 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 Imitate, spelled I-M-I-T-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Imitat
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Imitat
- 3Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Imitat
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.