intentional
[ɪntɛnt͡si̯oˈnaːl]
The verdict
“intentional” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Intention/Absicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-intentional · intentional · German
intentional · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | intentional |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɪntɛnt͡si̯oˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „intentional“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
intentional is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪntɛnt͡si̯oˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Intention/Absicht".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intentional, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is intentional, spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1mit Intention/Absicht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how intentional appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Bereich Schule ist beispielsweise größtenteils durch intentionale Sozialisation bestimmt.“
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.