inkorrekt

[ˈɪnkɔʁɛkt]

/[ˈɪnkɔʁɛkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“inkorrekt” is uncommon German (frequency #75,805 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,805
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (logisch oder faktisch) nicht richtig

Key facts for inkorrekt
PropertyValue
Headwordinkorrekt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪnkɔʁɛkt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,805
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inkorrekt” 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). inkorrekt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inkorrekt is uncommon German at frequency #75,805 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪnkɔʁɛkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inkorrekt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is inkorrekt, spelled I-N-K-O-R-R-E-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (logisch oder faktisch) nicht richtig
  2. 2
    nicht angemessen (in sozialen Situationen), ungehörig

Antonyms

einwandfreikorrektkorrigiertrichtigstichhaltigtriftigzutreffendangemessenanständigfairformvollendeteinwandfreigalantkorrektmanierlichregelkonformsalonfähigschicklichtadellosüberkorrekt

This word in other languages

incorrect(English)incorrecto(Español)incorrect(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 "inkorrekt"?
"inkorrekt" is spelled I-N-K-O-R-R-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnkɔʁɛkt].
What does "inkorrekt" mean?
As an adjective, "inkorrekt" means: (logisch oder faktisch) nicht richtig
How do you pronounce "inkorrekt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inkorrekt" is [ˈɪnkɔʁɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inkorrekt" come from?
"inkorrekt" 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 “inkorrekt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-K-O-R-R-E-K-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈɪnkɔʁɛkt] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list