instabil
German, adjective/ˈɪnʃtaˌbiːl/
instabil is spelled I-N-S-T-A-B-I-L (8 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written German, the 24,663rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instabil is a German adjective meaning “unstable (not properly fixed, likely to fall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in einem unsicheren/veränderlichen Zustand befindlich; nicht stabil, nicht gefestigt”.
What does instabil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unstable (not properly fixed, likely to fall)
- 2
unstable, unsteady, labile, variable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in einem unsicheren/veränderlichen Zustand befindlich; nicht stabil, nicht gefestigt
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 instabil
- instabiler masculine nominative singular
- am instabilsten superlative
- instabile feminine nominative singular
- instabiles neuter nominative singular
- instabilen genitive masculine singular
- instabilem dative masculine singular
- der instabile definite includes-article masculine
- die instabile definite feminine includes-article
- das instabile definite includes-article neuter
- die instabilen definite includes-article nominative
- des instabilen definite genitive includes-article
- der instabilen definite feminine genitive
- dem instabilen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce instabil?
- /ˈɪnʃtaˌbiːl/
- /ˈɪnstaˌbiːl/
- [ˈɪnʃtabiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to instabil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is instabil in German?
instabil appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).