Impfung

[ˈɪmp͡fʊŋ]

/[ˈɪmp͡fʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Impfung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,069. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,069
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verabreichung eines biologisch oder gentechnisch hergestellten Antigens, meist bestehend aus Protein- oder Erbgutbruchstücken oder abgetöteten beziehungsweise abgeschwächten Erregern zur Erzeugung ...

Corpus desk

Index DE-impfung · Impfung · German

Impfung · rank #11,069 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,069
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH hope

Nearest frequency peer: hope (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Impfung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Impfung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Impfung vs Impfungen
78% similar
Impfung vs impfen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Impfung
PropertyValue
HeadwordImpfung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪmp͡fʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,069
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Impfung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Impfungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „hope“ (#11,068), „Ingo“ (#11,070), „hochwertige“ (#11,067). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Impfung“ bei #11,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Impfung (IPA [ˈɪmp͡fʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,069 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Impfung, with forms such as "imfpung", "immpfung", and "impffung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Impfungen", "impfen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Impfung, spelled I-M-P-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verabreichung eines biologisch oder gentechnisch hergestellten Antigens, meist bestehend aus Protein- oder Erbgutbruchstücken oder abgetöteten beziehungsweise abgeschwächten Erregern zur Erzeugung einer Immunität gegen eine Infektionskrankheit durch die Bildung von Antikörpern und spezialisierten T-Helferzellen
  2. 2
    das Einbringen/Aufbringen von Bakterien in/auf einen Untergrund/Nährboden/Boden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach Schätzung der WHO und der Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) starben weltweit allein im Jahr 2002 über zwei Millionen Menschen an Infektionskrankheiten, die durch eine Impfung hätten verhindert werden können.
  2. Die subakute sklerosierende Panenzephalitis (SSPE), eine stets tödlich endende Spätkomplikation der Masern, ist mit einer rechtzeitigen Impfung vermeidbar!

Synonyms

Impfen

This word in other languages

vaccination(English)vacunación(Español)vaccination(Français)vacinação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imfpung
  • immpfung
  • impffung
  • impfnug
  • impfugn
  • impfungg
  • impfunng
  • imppfung
  • impufng
  • ipmfung
  • mipfung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Impfung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imfpung2immpfung1impffung1impfnug2impfugn2impfungg1impfunng1imppfung1
Edit distance from "Impfung"

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 "Impfung"?
"Impfung" is spelled I-M-P-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪmp͡fʊŋ].
What does "Impfung" mean?
As a noun, "Impfung" means: Verabreichung eines biologisch oder gentechnisch hergestellten Antigens, meist bestehend aus Protein- oder Erbgutbruchstücken oder abgetöteten beziehungsweise abgeschwächten Erregern zur Erzeugung ...
What words are commonly confused with "Impfung"?
"Impfung" is commonly confused with "Impfungen", "impfen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Impfung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Impfung" is [ˈɪmp͡fʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Impfung" come from?
"Impfung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

knacken#11,078Limburg#11,089Dämonen#11,033notiert#11,105

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

François11 variantsMalaysia11 variantserfreuen11 variantseisernen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list