incident
[ˈɪnt͡sɪdɛnt]
The verdict
“incident” is uncommon German (frequency #78,142 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #78,142
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein unvorhergesehenes, störendes Ereignis; Zwischenfall
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incident |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɪnt͡sɪdɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #78,142 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incident” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
incident is uncommon German at frequency #78,142 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnt͡sɪdɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein unvorhergesehenes, störendes Ereignis; Zwischenfall".
Zero misspellings are on record for incident in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is incident, spelled I-N-C-I-D-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1ein unvorhergesehenes, störendes Ereignis; Zwischenfall
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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Using “incident”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-C-I-D-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɪnt͡sɪdɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.