Incentive
[ɪnˈsɛntɪf]
The verdict
“Incentive” is uncommon German (frequency #95,758 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,758
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anreiz in einem Anreizsystem, das als Instrument zur Steuerung des Arbeitsverhaltens von Mitarbeitern dient und häufig im Bereich des Vertriebs zum Einsatz kommt; die Ausprägungen reichen von Prämi...
Corpus desk
Index DE-incentive · Incentive · German
Incentive · rank #95,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,758
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH imposantes
Nearest frequency peer: imposantes (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Incentive“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- idyllisches
idyllisches
4,249 corpus weight
- IMAP
IMAP
4,247 corpus weight
- Implantaten
Implantaten
4,245 corpus weight
- imposantes
imposantes
4,244 corpus weight
- Incentive
Incentive
4,243 corpus weight
- Inkrafttret…
Inkrafttretens
4,238 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Incentive“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Incentive |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnˈsɛntɪf] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,758 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Incentive“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Incentive is uncommon German at frequency #95,758 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnˈsɛntɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anreiz in einem Anreizsystem, das als Instrument zur Steuerung des Arbeitsverhaltens von Mitarbeitern dient und häufig im Bereich des Vertriebs zum Einsatz kommt; die Ausprägungen reichen von Prämi...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Incentive in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Incentive, spelled I-N-C-E-N-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Anreiz in einem Anreizsystem, das als Instrument zur Steuerung des Arbeitsverhaltens von Mitarbeitern dient und häufig im Bereich des Vertriebs zum Einsatz kommt; die Ausprägungen reichen von Prämien bis hin zu Kurzurlauben für den zu motivierenden Mitarbeiter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Incentive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Erst ein Incentive in Form einer Reise brachte bei den Mitarbeitern den notwendigen Motivationsschub.
Nicht alle sind davon überzeugt, dass ein Incentive die Leistungsbereitschaft erhöht.
This word in other languages
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.
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