Inkarnation
German, noun[ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Inkarnation is spelled I-N-K-A-R-N-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 50,363rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inkarnation is a German feminine noun meaning “incarnation (assumption of human form)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in zahlreichen Religionen verbreitete Vorstellung, wonach sich göttliche Wesenheiten in irdischer Form…”.
What does Inkarnation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineincarnation (assumption of human form)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in zahlreichen Religionen verbreitete Vorstellung, wonach sich göttliche Wesenheiten in irdischer Form, besonders als Mensch, verkörpern 2. insbesondere im Christentum: die Menschwerdung Gottes in Jesus Christus 3. die Verkörperung, die Gestaltwerdung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Inkarnation
- Inkarnationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Inkarnation?
- [ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Inkarnation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Inkarnation in German?
Inkarnation appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).