Inkubus
German, noun/ˈɪŋkubʊs/
Inkubus is spelled I-N-K-U-B-U-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written German, the 423,336th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inkubus is a German masculine noun meaning “incubus (evil spirit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein nächtlicher Dämon”.
What does Inkubus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineincubus (evil spirit)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein nächtlicher Dämon 2. ein Teufel, der mit einer Hexe sexuell verkehrt 3. während des Schlafes auftretende Angstzustände, die mit Atemnot einhergehen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Inkubus
- Inkuben plural
- Inkubi plural
- Incubus alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Inkubus?
- /ˈɪŋkubʊs/
- [ˈɪnkubʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Inkubus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Inkubus in German?
Inkubus appears about once in every 49 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).