Inkompetenz

[ˈɪnkɔmpəˌtɛnt͡s]

/[ˈɪnkɔmpəˌtɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inkompetenz” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,179
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mangelnde Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse oder Befugnisse, fehlende Kompetenz

Corpus desk

Index DE-inkompetenz · Inkompetenz · German

Inkompetenz · rank #25,179 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,179
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Initiatoren

Nearest frequency peer: Initiatoren (-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 „Inkompetenz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Inkompetenz vs inkompetent
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Inkompetenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordInkompetenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnkɔmpəˌtɛnt͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,179
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Inkompetenz“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Inkompetenzliegt 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: „Initiatoren“ (#25,178), „irakische“ (#25,180), „Influencer“ (#25,177). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inkompetenz“ bei #25,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Inkompetenz (IPA [ˈɪnkɔmpəˌtɛnt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,179 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mangelnde Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse oder Befugnisse, fehlende Kompetenz".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Inkompetenz, with forms such as "iknompetenz", "inkkompetenz", and "inkmopetenz". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inkompetent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Inkompetenz, spelled I-N-K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    mangelnde Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse oder Befugnisse, fehlende Kompetenz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der neue Kollege ist die Inkompetenz in Person. Der kann fast gar nichts.
  2. „Eigentlich war Hamid für die Navigation zuständig, aber ich bemerkte, dass der Kartograf in Jacques seine offensichtliche Inkompetenz nicht länger mitansehen konnte.“

Synonyms

UnfähigkeitUnvermögen

Antonyms

Kompetenz

This word in other languages

incompétence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iknompetenz
  • inkkompetenz
  • inkmopetenz
  • inkomeptenz
  • inkommpetenz
  • inkompeetnz
  • inkompetennz
  • inkompetenzz
  • inkompetezn
  • inkompetnez
  • inkompettenz
  • inkomppetenz
  • inkompteenz
  • inkopmetenz
  • innkompetenz
  • inokmpetenz
  • nikompetenz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iknompetenz2inkkompetenz1inkmopetenz2inkomeptenz2inkommpetenz1inkompeetnz2inkompetennz1inkompetenzz1
Edit distance from "Inkompetenz"

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 "Inkompetenz"?
"Inkompetenz" is spelled I-N-K-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnkɔmpəˌtɛnt͡s].
What does "Inkompetenz" mean?
As a noun, "Inkompetenz" means: mangelnde Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse oder Befugnisse, fehlende Kompetenz
What words are commonly confused with "Inkompetenz"?
"Inkompetenz" is commonly confused with "inkompetent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Inkompetenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inkompetenz" is [ˈɪnkɔmpəˌtɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inkompetenz" come from?
"Inkompetenz" 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 "Inkompetenz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Initiatoren#25,178Kalkulation#25,188herumlaufen#25,167kategorisch#25,191

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

kennzeichnet17 variantsGewächshaus17 variantsKunstmuseum17 variantsgeschwiegen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list