Incentive
German, noun/ɪnˈsɛntɪf/
Incentive is spelled I-N-C-E-N-T-I-V-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incentive is a German neuter noun meaning “incentive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anreiz in einem Anreizsystem, das als Instrument zur Steuerung des Arbeitsverhaltens von Mitarbeitern dient…”.
What does Incentive mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterincentive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. 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 Prämien bis hin zu Kurzurlauben für den zu motivierenden Mitarbeiter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Incentive
- Incentives genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Incentive?
- /ɪnˈsɛntɪf/
- [ɪnˈsɛntɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Incentive
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Incentive in German?
Incentive appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).