inkompatibel
[ˈɪnkɔmpatiːbl̩]
The verdict
“inkompatibel” is uncommon German (frequency #76,926 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,926
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht miteinander zu vereinbaren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inkompatibel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪnkɔmpatiːbl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #76,926 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inkompatibel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
inkompatibel is uncommon German at frequency #76,926 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪnkɔmpatiːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inkompatibel, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is inkompatibel, spelled I-N-K-O-M-P-A-T-I-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1nicht miteinander zu vereinbaren
- 2nicht zusammenpassend, so, dass diese Komponenten nicht zusammen funktionieren und das gewünschte Ergebnis zeigen
- 3so, dass die Blutgruppe (das Gewebe) eines Spenders nicht zum Empfängers passt; unverträglich miteinander
- 4so, dass diese zwei Ämter nicht gleichzeitig wahrgenommen werden können
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 “inkompatibel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-K-O-M-P-A-T-I-B-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɪnkɔmpatiːbl̩] (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.