inhärente

[ɪnhɛˈʁɛntə]

/[ɪnhɛˈʁɛntə]/ adj

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The verdict

“inhärente” is uncommon German (frequency #98,628 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,628
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent

Key facts for inhärente
PropertyValue
Headwordinhärente
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnhɛˈʁɛntə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inhärente” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). inhärente lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inhärente is uncommon German at frequency #98,628 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnhɛˈʁɛntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

inhärente doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is inhärente, spelled I-N-H-Ä-R-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent

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 "inhärente"?
"inhärente" is spelled I-N-H-Ä-R-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnhɛˈʁɛntə].
What does "inhärente" mean?
As an adjective, "inhärente" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs inhärent
How do you pronounce "inhärente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhärente" is [ɪnhɛˈʁɛntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhärente" come from?
"inhärente" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “inhärente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-H-Ä-R-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnhɛˈʁɛntə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list