inguinal
[ɪŋɡuiˈnaːl]
The verdict
“inguinal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Leistengegend; zur Leistengegend gehörend
Corpus desk
Index DE-inguinal · inguinal · German
inguinal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | inguinal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɪŋɡuiˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „inguinal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
inguinal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪŋɡuiˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Leistengegend; zur Leistengegend gehörend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inguinal, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is inguinal, spelled I-N-G-U-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1in der Leistengegend; zur Leistengegend gehörend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inguinal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lymphknotenschwellungen ausschließlich im oberen oder mittleren Halsbereich oder inguinal lassen an eine akut entzündliche Genese denken (akute unspezifische Lymphadenitis bzw. Lymphadenitis ohne erkennbare Spezifität, Lymphknoten-Tbc, Trypanosomiasis, Lymphogranuloma inguinale).
Ein weiterer Keim, der häufiger Schwarze als Weiße befällt, ist ein Bakterium, das die "Donovaniose" verursacht, eine Geschwürbildung an Haut und Schleimhäuten, auch Granuloma inguinale genannt.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.