Inkarnation

[ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inkarnation” is uncommon German (frequency #50,602 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,602
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in zahlreichen Religionen verbreitete Vorstellung, wonach sich göttliche Wesenheiten in irdischer Form, besonders als Mensch, verkörpern

Corpus desk

Index DE-inkarnation · Inkarnation · German

Inkarnation · rank #50,602 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,602
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Informationsz…

Nearest frequency peer: Informationszentrum (-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 „Inkarnation“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Inkarnation
PropertyValue
HeadwordInkarnation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,602
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Inkarnation“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Inkarnationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Informationszentrum“ (#50,601), „Innenräume“ (#50,603), „Inning“ (#50,604). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inkarnation“ bei #50,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Inkarnation is uncommon German at frequency #50,602 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Inkarnation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Inkarnation, spelled I-N-K-A-R-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in zahlreichen Religionen verbreitete Vorstellung, wonach sich göttliche Wesenheiten in irdischer Form, besonders als Mensch, verkörpern
  2. 2
    in zahlreichen Religionen verbreitete Vorstellung, wonach sich göttliche Wesenheiten in irdischer Form, besonders als Mensch, verkörpern
  3. 3
    in zahlreichen Religionen verbreitete Vorstellung, wonach sich göttliche Wesenheiten in irdischer Form, besonders als Mensch, verkörpern
  4. 4
    die Verkörperung, die Gestaltwerdung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jeder Paharao ist eine Inkarnation dieses Gottes und nennt sich »Horus«.“
  2. „Das Wasser in der Schale repräsentiert Lethe, den Fluß der griechischen Unterwelt, der die wiedergeborenen Lebewesen ihre vorherigen Inkarnationen vergessen läßt.“

Synonyms

FleischwerdungVerkörperung

This word in other languages

incarnation(English)encarnación(Español)incarnation(Français)encarnação(Português)

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 "Inkarnation"?
"Inkarnation" is spelled I-N-K-A-R-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Inkarnation" mean?
As a noun, "Inkarnation" means: in zahlreichen Religionen verbreitete Vorstellung, wonach sich göttliche Wesenheiten in irdischer Form, besonders als Mensch, verkörpern
How do you pronounce "Inkarnation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inkarnation" is [ɪnkaʁnaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inkarnation" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Impfpflicht#50,597Irreführung#50,608Kaffeepause#50,615Holzkirchen#50,582

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list