antivirus

[ɑ̃tiviʁys]

/[ɑ̃tiviʁys]/ noun

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The verdict

“antivirus” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,671 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,671
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Antivirenprogramm, Antivirensoftware, Virenscanner

Key facts for antivirus
PropertyValue
Headwordantivirus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɑ̃tiviʁys]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “antivirus” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). antivirus lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for antivirus is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɑ̃tiviʁys]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,671 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Antivirenprogramm, Antivirensoftware, Virenscanner".

No misspelling variants are generated for antivirus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is antivirus, spelled A-N-T-I-V-I-R-U-S.

Definition

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    Antivirenprogramm, Antivirensoftware, Virenscanner

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 "antivirus"?
"antivirus" is spelled A-N-T-I-V-I-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ̃tiviʁys].
What does "antivirus" mean?
As a noun, "antivirus" means: Antivirenprogramm, Antivirensoftware, Virenscanner
How do you pronounce "antivirus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antivirus" is [ɑ̃tiviʁys]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antivirus" come from?
"antivirus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “antivirus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-T-I-V-I-R-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɑ̃tiviʁys] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list