inoffiziell

/[ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl]/ adj

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,786

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

inoffiziell is anGermanadj. It means: nicht von einer dazu befugten Person oder Stelle ausgehend oder anerkannt Pronounced [ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl]. Often confused with inoffizielle and inoffiziellen.

Key facts for inoffiziell
PropertyValue
Headwordinoffiziell
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl]
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,786
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inoffiziell in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for inoffiziell is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,786 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for inoffiziell, with forms such as "infofiziell", "innoffiziell", and "inoffiizell". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "inoffizielle", "inoffiziellen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is inoffiziell, spelled I-N-O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht von einer dazu befugten Person oder Stelle ausgehend oder anerkannt
  2. 2
    in nicht öffentlichem Rahmen

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: infofiziell,innoffiziell,inoffiizell,inoffizeill,inoffiziel,inoffizilel,inoffizziell,inoffziiell,inofifziell,inofiziell,ionffiziell,nioffiziell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inoffiziell

Misspelling Variants of "inoffiziell"

infofiziell11innoffiziell12inoffiizell11inoffizeill11inoffiziel10inoffizilel11inoffizziell12inoffziiell11
Misspelling Variants of "inoffiziell"

Frequency rank: #27,786 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inoffiziell"?
"inoffiziell" is spelled I-N-O-F-F-I-Z-I-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl].
What does "inoffiziell" mean?
As an adj, "inoffiziell" means: nicht von einer dazu befugten Person oder Stelle ausgehend oder anerkannt
What words are commonly confused with "inoffiziell"?
"inoffiziell" is commonly confused with "inoffizielle", "inoffiziellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inoffiziell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inoffiziell" is [ˈɪnʔɔfiˌt͡si̯ɛl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inoffiziell" come from?
"inoffiziell" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.