inkonsequent

[ˈɪnkɔnzeˌkvɛnt]

/[ˈɪnkɔnzeˌkvɛnt]/ adj

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The verdict

“inkonsequent” is uncommon German (frequency #65,374 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,374
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht folgerichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-inkonsequent · inkonsequent · German

inkonsequent · rank #65,374 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,374
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inhaltsstoffen

Nearest frequency peer: Inhaltsstoffen (-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 „inkonsequent“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inkonsequent
PropertyValue
Headwordinkonsequent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪnkɔnzeˌkvɛnt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,374
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „inkonsequent“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Inhaltsstoffen“ (#65,373), „Instruktion“ (#65,375), „Ingenieurwesen“ (#65,372). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inkonsequent“ bei #65,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inkonsequent is uncommon German at frequency #65,374 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪnkɔnzeˌkvɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht folgerichtig".

inkonsequent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is inkonsequent, spelled I-N-K-O-N-S-E-Q-U-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht folgerichtig

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Verhalten ist inkonsequent.

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 "inkonsequent"?
"inkonsequent" is spelled I-N-K-O-N-S-E-Q-U-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnkɔnzeˌkvɛnt].
What does "inkonsequent" mean?
As an adjective, "inkonsequent" means: nicht folgerichtig
How do you pronounce "inkonsequent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inkonsequent" is [ˈɪnkɔnzeˌkvɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inkonsequent" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

integrierbar#65,377Katzensprung#65,399hochbegabten#65,348klimatisiert#65,413

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list