inkontinent
[ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt]
The verdict
“inkontinent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Stuhl nicht zurückhalten könnend
Corpus desk
Index DE-inkontinent · inkontinent · German
inkontinent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inkontinent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „inkontinent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
inkontinent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den Stuhl nicht zurückhalten könnend".
inkontinent has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is inkontinent, spelled I-N-K-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1den Stuhl nicht zurückhalten könnend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inkontinent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Es sei zwar normal, dass die Kontrolle über die Blase mit dem Alter nachlasse. Inkontinent sei man deshalb aber noch lange nicht."
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.