inconsistency
[ɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ]
The verdict
“inconsistency” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand, in dem zwei Dinge, die beide als gültig angesehen werden sollen, nicht miteinander vereinbar sind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inconsistency |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inconsistency” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for inconsistency is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “inconsistency”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ] (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
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.