Inkontinenz

[ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt͡s]

/[ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inkontinenz” is uncommon German (frequency #55,439 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,439
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unfähigkeit, etwas zurückhalten zu können

Key facts for Inkontinenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordInkontinenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,439
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Inkontinenz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Inkontinenz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Inkontinenz is uncommon German at frequency #55,439 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Inkontinenz in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Inkontinenz, spelled I-N-K-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unfähigkeit, etwas zurückhalten zu können
  2. 2
    Unfähigkeit, den Harn zurückhalten zu können

Synonyms

Harninkontinenz

Antonyms

Kontinenz

This word in other languages

incontinence(English)incontinencia(Español)incontinence(Français)

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 "Inkontinenz"?
"Inkontinenz" is spelled I-N-K-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt͡s].
What does "Inkontinenz" mean?
As a noun, "Inkontinenz" means: Unfähigkeit, etwas zurückhalten zu können
How do you pronounce "Inkontinenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inkontinenz" is [ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inkontinenz" come from?
"Inkontinenz" 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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Using “Inkontinenz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-K-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɪnkɔntinɛnt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list