inadäquat

[ˈɪnʔadɛˌkvaːt]

/[ˈɪnʔadɛˌkvaːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“inadäquat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - unangemessen; in der Form oder im Umfang nicht ausreichend

Corpus desk

Index DE-inadaquat · inadäquat · German

inadäquat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for inadäquat
PropertyValue
Headwordinadäquat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪnʔadɛˌkvaːt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inadäquat” sits in German frequency

inadäquat falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inadäquat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪnʔadɛˌkvaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unangemessen; in der Form oder im Umfang nicht ausreichend".

Zero misspellings are on record for inadäquat in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is inadäquat, spelled I-N-A-D-Ä-Q-U-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    unangemessen; in der Form oder im Umfang nicht ausreichend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wenn jeder Mitgliedsstaat das Register selbst betreibt, führt das zu missverständlichen Regelungen, inkompatibler Software, inadäquater Systemsicherung und vor allem Informationsverlust zwischen all diesen Behörden. (www.ftd.de)

Synonyms

deplatziertunangemessenunpassendunzureichend

Antonyms

angemessenpassendentsprechend

This word in other languages

inadequate(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inadäquat"?
"inadäquat" is spelled I-N-A-D-Ä-Q-U-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnʔadɛˌkvaːt].
What does "inadäquat" mean?
As an adjective, "inadäquat" means: unangemessen; in der Form oder im Umfang nicht ausreichend
How do you pronounce "inadäquat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inadäquat" is [ˈɪnʔadɛˌkvaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inadäquat" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list