inconsistency
[ɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ]
The verdict
“inconsistency” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand, in dem zwei Dinge, die beide als gültig angesehen werden sollen, nicht miteinander vereinbar sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-inconsistency · inconsistency · German
inconsistency · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inconsistency |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „inconsistency“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
inconsistency is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zustand, in dem zwei Dinge, die beide als gültig angesehen werden sollen, nicht miteinander vereinbar sind".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inconsistency, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is inconsistency, spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1Zustand, in dem zwei Dinge, die beide als gültig angesehen werden sollen, nicht miteinander vereinbar sind
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.