Infamie
[ˌɪnfaˈmiː]
The verdict
“Infamie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - infame, niederträchtige Handlung
Corpus desk
Index DE-infamie · Infamie · German
Infamie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Infamie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌɪnfaˈmiː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Infamie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Infamie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌɪnfaˈmiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Infamie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Infamie, spelled I-N-F-A-M-I-E.
Definition
- 1infame, niederträchtige Handlung
- 2Schmälerung der bürgerlichen Ehre einer Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Infamie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Infamie würde sie ihm nie verzeihen.
„Verbrecher aus Infamie, eine wahre Geschichte“ (ursprünglicher Titel von Schillers „Der Verbrecher aus verlorener Ehre“)
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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.