Inkubus
[ˈɪnkubʊs]
The verdict
“Inkubus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein nächtlicher Dämon
Corpus desk
Index DE-inkubus · Inkubus · German
Inkubus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Inkubus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɪnkubʊs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Inkubus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Inkubus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnkubʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Inkubus in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Inkubus, spelled I-N-K-U-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1ein nächtlicher Dämon
- 2ein Teufel, der mit einer Hexe sexuell verkehrt
- 3während des Schlafes auftretende Angstzustände, die mit Atemnot einhergehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Inkubus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie würde nicht daran denken, sich von einem solchen fettigen, verschwitzten Inkubus wie ihm anrühren zu lassen.“
Antonyms
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.