instabil
[ˈɪnʃtabiːl]
The verdict
“instabil” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,778. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,778
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem unsicheren/veränderlichen Zustand befindlich; nicht stabil, nicht gefestigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-instabil · instabil · German
instabil · rank #24,778 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #24,778
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH Injektion
Nearest frequency peer: Injektion (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “instabil”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- höchstpersö…
höchstpersönlich
75,226 corpus weight
- Höxter
Höxter
75,225 corpus weight
- Injektion
Injektion
75,224 corpus weight
- instabil
instabil
75,223 corpus weight
- Institutes
Institutes
75,222 corpus weight
- Inszenierun…
Inszenierungen
75,221 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “instabil” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | instabil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪnʃtabiːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “instabil” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around instabil (IPA [ˈɪnʃtabiːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,778 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in einem unsicheren/veränderlichen Zustand befindlich; nicht stabil, nicht gefestigt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for instabil, with forms such as "innstabil", "insatbil", and "insstabil". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "instabile", "instabilen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is instabil, spelled I-N-S-T-A-B-I-L.
Definition
- 1in einem unsicheren/veränderlichen Zustand befindlich; nicht stabil, nicht gefestigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how instabil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zustände im Irak sind immer noch instabil.
„Aber nicht in Berlin, sondern im politisch weit instabileren Wien eskalierte die Lage zuerst.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- innstabil
- insatbil
- insstabil
- instabbil
- instabill
- instabli
- instaibl
- instbail
- insttabil
- intsabil
- isntabil
- nistabil
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of instabil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "instabil", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "instabil". Here's where to go from here.
- "instabil" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "instabile". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #24,778 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.