Instinkte

/[ɪnˈstɪŋktə]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,993

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Instinkte is aGermannoun. It means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Instinkt Pronounced [ɪnˈstɪŋktə]. Often confused with Institute and instinktiv.

Key facts for Instinkte
PropertyValue
HeadwordInstinkte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnˈstɪŋktə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,993
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Instinkte is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnˈstɪŋktə]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,993 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Instinkte, with forms such as "innstinkte", "insitnkte", and "insstinkte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Institute", "instinktiv", "Instinkt", 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 Instinkte, spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-K-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Instinkt
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Instinkt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Instinkt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Instinkt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: innstinkte,insitnkte,insstinkte,instiknte,instinket,instinkkte,instinktte,instinnkte,instintke,instnikte,insttinkte,intsinkte,isntinkte,nistinkte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Instinkte

Misspelling Variants of "Instinkte"

innstinkte10insitnkte9insstinkte10instiknte9instinket9instinkkte10instinktte10instinnkte10
Misspelling Variants of "Instinkte"

Frequency rank: #36,993 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Instinkte"?
"Instinkte" is spelled I-N-S-T-I-N-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈstɪŋktə].
What does "Instinkte" mean?
As a noun, "Instinkte" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Instinkt
What words are commonly confused with "Instinkte"?
"Instinkte" is commonly confused with "Institute", "instinktiv", "Instinkt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Instinkte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Instinkte" is [ɪnˈstɪŋktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Instinkte" come from?
"Instinkte" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.