inkognito

[ɪnˈkɔɡnito]

/[ɪnˈkɔɡnito]/ adv

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The verdict

“inkognito” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,918
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unter fremden Namen auftretend oder lebend

Corpus desk

Index DE-inkognito · inkognito · German

inkognito · rank #41,918 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,918
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inhaftierte

Nearest frequency peer: Inhaftierte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „inkognito“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „inkognito“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inkognito
PropertyValue
Headwordinkognito
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ɪnˈkɔɡnito]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,918
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „inkognito“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).inkognitoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Inhaftierte“ (#41,917), „Inspirationen“ (#41,919), „Informationstechnologie“ (#41,916). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inkognito“ bei #41,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around inkognito (IPA [ɪnˈkɔɡnito]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #41,918 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unter fremden Namen auftretend oder lebend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for inkognito, with forms such as "iknognito", "inkgonito", and "inkkognito". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 inkognito, spelled I-N-K-O-G-N-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    unter fremden Namen auftretend oder lebend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was heißt noch »Privatheit«, wenn keine Bewegung im öffentlichen Raum mehr inkognito ist?
  2. Doch dann war sie mit Freunden unterwegs, die sie "mit massivem Druck" dazu bewegt hätten, doch einfach die Einstellungen ihres Profils zu ändern und inkognito bei Facebook zu bleiben.

Synonyms

unerkannt

Antonyms

pompös

This word in other languages

incognito(English)incognito(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iknognito
  • inkgonito
  • inkkognito
  • inkoggnito
  • inkoginto
  • inkogniot
  • inkognitto
  • inkognnito
  • inkogntio
  • inkongito
  • innkognito
  • inokgnito
  • nikognito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inkognito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iknognito2inkgonito2inkkognito1inkoggnito1inkoginto2inkogniot2inkognitto1inkognnito1
Edit distance from "inkognito"

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 "inkognito"?
"inkognito" is spelled I-N-K-O-G-N-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈkɔɡnito].
What does "inkognito" mean?
As an adverb, "inkognito" means: unter fremden Namen auftretend oder lebend
What are common misspellings of "inkognito"?
Common misspellings include "iknognito", "inkgonito", "inkkognito", "inkoggnito", "inkoginto". The correct spelling is "inkognito".
How do you pronounce "inkognito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inkognito" is [ɪnˈkɔɡnito]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inkognito" come from?
"inkognito" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list