Impetus
[ˈɪmpetʊs]
The verdict
“Impetus” 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) - innerer, begeisterter Antrieb einer Person; Schwung
Corpus desk
Index DE-impetus · Impetus · German
Impetus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Impetus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɪmpetʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Impetus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Impetus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪmpetʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Impetus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Impetus, spelled I-M-P-E-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1innerer, begeisterter Antrieb einer Person; Schwung
- 2Anfangsenergie, die eine Sache in Bewegung setzen kann; Anstoß
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Impetus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich glaube nicht, daß von heute zu morgen wieder jener Impetus in die Wirtschaft hineinkommt, der das eigentliche Kennzeichen einer guten Konjunktur ist.
Von der politischen Entscheidung ging ein gewaltiger Impetus aus.
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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.