instantan
[ˌɪnstanˈtaːn]
The verdict
“instantan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Verzögerung
Corpus desk
Index DE-instantan · instantan · German
instantan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | instantan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌɪnstanˈtaːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „instantan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
instantan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪnstanˈtaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Verzögerung".
No generated misspelling entries exist for instantan in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is instantan, spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1ohne Verzögerung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how instantan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er [Einstein] zeigte damit, dass sich keine effektiven Wirkungen, also auch keine Felder und Kräfte, schneller als das Licht ausbreiten können. Eine instantane Wirkung über beliebige Entfernungen ist demnach unmöglich.“
„Der Mann und viele weitere sterben nahezu instantan.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.