infant

[ˈɪnfənt]

/[ˈɪnfənt]/ noun

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The verdict

“infant” is uncommon German (frequency #94,445 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,445
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Säugling, Baby

Corpus desk

Index DE-infant · infant · German

infant · rank #94,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,445
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Infraschall

Nearest frequency peer: Infraschall (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „infant“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „infant“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infant
PropertyValue
Headwordinfant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɪnfənt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „infant“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).infantfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Infraschall“ (#94,446), „intaktes“ (#94,447), „Inde“ (#94,442). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „infant“ bei #94,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infant is uncommon German at frequency #94,445 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɪnfənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for infant in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is infant, spelled I-N-F-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Säugling, Baby
  2. 2
    Kleinkind
  3. 3
    Minderjähriger; Minderjährige
  4. 4
    Neuling, Anfänger

Synonyms

babyminorbeginnernovice

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 "infant"?
"infant" is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnfənt].
What does "infant" mean?
As a noun, "infant" means: Säugling, Baby
How do you pronounce "infant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infant" is [ˈɪnfənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infant" come from?
"infant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Isaacs#94,456Jodler#94,466homies#94,417hollen#94,414

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list