imstande

[ˌɪmˈʃtandə]

/[ˌɪmˈʃtandə]/ adv

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The verdict

“imstande” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,959
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Möglichkeit zu etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-imstande · imstande · German

imstande · rank #20,959 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,959
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ibn

Nearest frequency peer: Ibn (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „imstande“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „imstande“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

imstande vs instand
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for imstande
PropertyValue
Headwordimstande
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˌɪmˈʃtandə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,959
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „imstande“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).imstandeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ibn“ (#20,958), „Ingeborg“ (#20,960), „intuitiv“ (#20,961). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „imstande“ bei #20,959. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around imstande (IPA [ˌɪmˈʃtandə]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #20,959 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit der Möglichkeit zu etwas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for imstande, with forms such as "immstande", "imsatnde", and "imsstande". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "instand", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is imstande, spelled I-M-S-T-A-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Möglichkeit zu etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ich bin leider nicht imstande, dir zu helfen.

Synonyms

in der Lage

This word in other languages

capable(English)capaz(Español)habile(Français)capaz(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immstande
  • imsatnde
  • imsstande
  • imstadne
  • imstandde
  • imstaned
  • imstannde
  • imstnade
  • imsttande
  • imtsande
  • ismtande
  • mistande

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imstande - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

immstande1imsatnde2imsstande1imstadne2imstandde1imstaned2imstannde1imstnade2
Edit distance from "imstande"

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 "imstande"?
"imstande" is spelled I-M-S-T-A-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪmˈʃtandə].
What does "imstande" mean?
As an adverb, "imstande" means: mit der Möglichkeit zu etwas
What words are commonly confused with "imstande"?
"imstande" is commonly confused with "instand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imstande"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imstande" is [ˌɪmˈʃtandə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imstande" come from?
"imstande" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ingeborg#20,960intuitiv#20,961Kapitals#20,971kaputten#20,972

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

isolieren12 variantsKommunist12 variantsgoldenes12 variantsKreistag12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list