inte

[ˈɪnˌtə]

/[ˈɪnˌtə]/ adv

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The verdict

“inte” is uncommon German (frequency #71,478 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,478
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-inte · inte · German

inte · rank #71,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,478
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Instrumentes

Nearest frequency peer: Instrumentes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „inte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „inte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inte
PropertyValue
Headwordinte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈɪnˌtə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „inte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).intefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Instrumentes“ (#71,477), „Integrationskurse“ (#71,479), „intended“ (#71,480). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inte“ bei #71,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inte is uncommon German at frequency #71,478 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈɪnˌtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht".

No misspelling variants are generated for inte in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is inte, spelled I-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Olle kommer antagligen inte?
  2. Inte så vitt jag vet.

Synonyms

ejicke

This word in other languages

not(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inte"?
"inte" is spelled I-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnˌtə].
What does "inte" mean?
As an adverb, "inte" means: nicht
How do you pronounce "inte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inte" is [ˈɪnˌtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inte" come from?
"inte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hupt#71,463kaan#71,499harp#71,432lace#71,560

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list