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Infektion

German, noun[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]

Infektion is a German feminine noun meaning “infection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Übertragung von Krankheitserregern”.

What does Infektion mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineinfection

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Übertragung von Krankheitserregern 2. Entzündung

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Infektion

  • Infektionen plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Infektion?

  • [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Infektion

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Infektion in German?

Infektion appears 9.1 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).