infantil

[ɪnfanˈtiːl]

/[ɪnfanˈtiːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“infantil” is uncommon German (frequency #76,922 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,922
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Kind betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-infantil · infantil · German

infantil · rank #76,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,922
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Industriebetr…

Nearest frequency peer: Industriebetrieb (-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 „infantil“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infantil
PropertyValue
Headwordinfantil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnfanˈtiːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „infantil“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).infantilfällt 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: „Industriebetrieb“ (#76,921), „Ingenieurbüros“ (#76,923), „Indonesiens“ (#76,920). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „infantil“ bei #76,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infantil is uncommon German at frequency #76,922 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnfanˈtiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for infantil, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is infantil, spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Kind betreffend
  2. 2
    nicht reif, unterentwickelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich verspürte eine infantile Freude, als ich das neue Spiel ausprobierte.
  2. Mit deinem infantilen Verhalten nimmt Dich niemand ernst.

Synonyms

kindlichkindisch

This word in other languages

infantile(English)infantil(Español)enfantin(Français)infantil(Português)

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 "infantil"?
"infantil" is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfanˈtiːl].
What does "infantil" mean?
As an adjective, "infantil" means: das Kind betreffend
How do you pronounce "infantil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infantil" is [ɪnfanˈtiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infantil" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inaktive#76,919hörbaren#76,911Kandahar#76,949Heulsuse#76,889

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list