bakteriell
[baktəˈʁi̯ɛl]
The verdict
“bakteriell” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bakterien betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-bakteriell · bakteriell · German
bakteriell · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bakteriell |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [baktəˈʁi̯ɛl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bakteriell“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bakteriell is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [baktəˈʁi̯ɛl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bakteriell doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bakteriell, spelled B-A-K-T-E-R-I-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1Bakterien betreffend
- 2durch Bakterien beeinflusst oder hervorgerufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bakteriell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manche Antibiotika wirken über die Hemmung des bakteriellen Anabolismus.
Eine bakterielle Meningitis ist grundsätzlich lebensgefährlich.
Antonyms
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.