Inkubationszeit

[ɪnkubaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌt͡saɪ̯t]

/[ɪnkubaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌt͡saɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inkubationszeit” is uncommon German (frequency #58,899 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,899
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit von der Infektion mit Krankheitserregern bis zum Ausbruch einer Krankheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-inkubationszeit · Inkubationszeit · German

Inkubationszeit · rank #58,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,899
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ingenieurin

Nearest frequency peer: Ingenieurin (-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 „Inkubationszeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Inkubationszeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordInkubationszeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnkubaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#58,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Inkubationszeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Inkubationszeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ingenieurin“ (#58,898), „Innenarchitektur“ (#58,900), „infizierter“ (#58,897). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inkubationszeit“ bei #58,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Inkubationszeit is uncommon German at frequency #58,899 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnkubaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeit von der Infektion mit Krankheitserregern bis zum Ausbruch einer Krankheit".

Inkubationszeit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Inkubationszeit, spelled I-N-K-U-B-A-T-I-O-N-S-Z-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeit von der Infektion mit Krankheitserregern bis zum Ausbruch einer Krankheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach der Inkubationszeit von 2 bis 4 Tagen entstehen Halsschmerzen und Schluckbeschwerden, meist in Kombination mit Fieber über 38 °C und einer Schwellung der Halslymphknoten.“
  2. „Erst nach einer längeren Inkubationszeit wurden die Impulse Freges aufgegriffen und in größerem Umfang realisiert.“

This word in other languages

incubation period(English)

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 "Inkubationszeit"?
"Inkubationszeit" is spelled I-N-K-U-B-A-T-I-O-N-S-Z-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnkubaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌt͡saɪ̯t].
What does "Inkubationszeit" mean?
As a noun, "Inkubationszeit" means: Zeit von der Infektion mit Krankheitserregern bis zum Ausbruch einer Krankheit
How do you pronounce "Inkubationszeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inkubationszeit" is [ɪnkubaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌt͡saɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inkubationszeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

innerstädtische#58,901Kunstunterricht#58,947Lebensumständen#58,962Generalkonsulat#58,805

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list