Inaktivität

[ˈɪnʔaktiviˌtɛːt]

/[ˈɪnʔaktiviˌtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inaktivität” is uncommon German (frequency #64,383 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,383
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft/Tatsache, dass kein aktives, vorwärtsschreitendes Verhalten zu sehen ist, sondern Untätigkeit vorliegt

Key facts for Inaktivität
PropertyValue
HeadwordInaktivität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnʔaktiviˌtɛːt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,383
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Inaktivität” 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). Inaktivität lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Inaktivität is uncommon German at frequency #64,383 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnʔaktiviˌtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Inaktivität in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Inaktivität, spelled I-N-A-K-T-I-V-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenschaft/Tatsache, dass kein aktives, vorwärtsschreitendes Verhalten zu sehen ist, sondern Untätigkeit vorliegt
  2. 2
    Unwirksamkeit
  3. 3
    Ruhezustand des Prozesses, der eine Krankheit bedingt

Antonyms

AktivitätBetriebsamkeitEngagementGeschäftigkeitÜberbelastung

This word in other languages

inactivity(English)

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 "Inaktivität"?
"Inaktivität" is spelled I-N-A-K-T-I-V-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnʔaktiviˌtɛːt].
What does "Inaktivität" mean?
As a noun, "Inaktivität" means: Eigenschaft/Tatsache, dass kein aktives, vorwärtsschreitendes Verhalten zu sehen ist, sondern Untätigkeit vorliegt
How do you pronounce "Inaktivität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inaktivität" is [ˈɪnʔaktiviˌtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inaktivität" come from?
"Inaktivität" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Inaktivität”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-A-K-T-I-V-I-T-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɪnʔaktiviˌtɛːt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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