Inkubator

[ɪnkuˈbaːtoːɐ̯]

/[ɪnkuˈbaːtoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Inkubator” is uncommon German (frequency #81,696 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,696
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brutkasten für Frühgeburten (Frühchen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-inkubator · Inkubator · German

Inkubator · rank #81,696 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,696
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Initiierung

Nearest frequency peer: Initiierung (-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 „Inkubator“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Inkubator
PropertyValue
HeadwordInkubator
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnkuˈbaːtoːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,696
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Inkubator“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Initiierung“ (#81,695), „innerparteilich“ (#81,697), „Infrastrukturprojekte“ (#81,694). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inkubator“ bei #81,696. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Inkubator is uncommon German at frequency #81,696 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnkuˈbaːtoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Inkubator in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Inkubator, spelled I-N-K-U-B-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brutkasten für Frühgeburten (Frühchen)
  2. 2
    Behälter für Bakterienkulturen (zur Vermehrung)
  3. 3
    Behälter für Fischeier (zur Vermehrung)
  4. 4
    Einrichtung zur Förderung neuer Unternehmen oder neuer Arbeitsweisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die intensivmedizinische Betreuung in einem Inkubator gibt dem Frühchen Wärme, Schutz und Zeit für die Entwicklung.
  2. Wir kultivieren Essigsäurebakterien in einem zylinderförmigen Inkubator.

Synonyms

Brutkasten

This word in other languages

incubator(English)incubadora(Español)incubateur(Français)incubadora(Português)

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 "Inkubator"?
"Inkubator" is spelled I-N-K-U-B-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnkuˈbaːtoːɐ̯].
What does "Inkubator" mean?
As a noun, "Inkubator" means: Brutkasten für Frühgeburten (Frühchen)
How do you pronounce "Inkubator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inkubator" is [ɪnkuˈbaːtoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inkubator" come from?
"Inkubator" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list