inkognito
[ɪnˈkɔɡnito]
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
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unter fremden Namen auftretend oder lebend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inkognito |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ɪnˈkɔɡnito] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inkognito” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around inkognito (IPA [ɪnˈkɔɡnito]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #41,918 among 17,725 “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
- 1unter fremden Namen auftretend oder lebend
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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.
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.
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Using “inkognito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-K-O-G-N-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪnˈkɔɡnito] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.