Ingolstädter

[ˈɪŋɡɔlˌʃtɛtɐ]

/[ˈɪŋɡɔlˌʃtɛtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ingolstädter” is uncommon German (frequency #51,432 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,432
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bewohner von Ingolstadt, jemand, der aus Ingolstadt stammt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ingolstadter · Ingolstädter · German

Ingolstädter · rank #51,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,432
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH inferior

Nearest frequency peer: inferior (-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 „Ingolstädter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ingolstädter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ingolstädter
PropertyValue
HeadwordIngolstädter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪŋɡɔlˌʃtɛtɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,432
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ingolstädter“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ingolstädterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „inferior“ (#51,431), „Intensivmedizin“ (#51,433), „Interlaken“ (#51,434). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Ingolstädter“ bei #51,432. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ingolstädter is uncommon German at frequency #51,432 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪŋɡɔlˌʃtɛtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bewohner von Ingolstadt, jemand, der aus Ingolstadt stammt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ingolstädter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ingolstädter, spelled I-N-G-O-L-S-T-Ä-D-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bewohner von Ingolstadt, jemand, der aus Ingolstadt stammt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ingolstädter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mein Wohnungsnachbar ist ein gebürtiger Ingolstädter.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ingolstädter"?
"Ingolstädter" is spelled I-N-G-O-L-S-T-Ä-D-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪŋɡɔlˌʃtɛtɐ].
What does "Ingolstädter" mean?
As a noun, "Ingolstädter" means: Bewohner von Ingolstadt, jemand, der aus Ingolstadt stammt
How do you pronounce "Ingolstädter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ingolstädter" is [ˈɪŋɡɔlˌʃtɛtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ingolstädter" come from?
"Ingolstädter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ingolstädter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klaviermusik#51,459Kolonisation#51,468konstatieren#51,472harmonischer#51,390

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list