impotent

[ˈɪmpotɛnt]

/[ˈɪmpotɛnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“impotent” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,517 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#80,517
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zur Zeugung, zum Geschlechtsverkehr nicht fähig

Key facts for impotent
PropertyValue
Headwordimpotent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪmpotɛnt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “impotent” sits in German 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). impotent lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for impotent is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪmpotɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,517 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for impotent in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is impotent, spelled I-M-P-O-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Zeugung, zum Geschlechtsverkehr nicht fähig
  2. 2
    machtlos, unfähig, nicht schöpferisch

Synonyms

sterilunfruchtbarzeugungsunfähig

Antonyms

fruchtbarpotenteinfallsreichkreativschöpferisch

This word in other languages

impotent(English)impotente(Español)impuissant(Français)

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 "impotent"?
"impotent" is spelled I-M-P-O-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪmpotɛnt].
What does "impotent" mean?
As an adjective, "impotent" means: zur Zeugung, zum Geschlechtsverkehr nicht fähig
How do you pronounce "impotent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impotent" is [ˈɪmpotɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impotent" come from?
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Using “impotent”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-M-P-O-T-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɪmpotɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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