Infantilismus
German, noun/ɪnfantiˈlɪsmʊs/
Infantilismus is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-L-I-S-M-U-S (13 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written German, the 376,420th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infantilismus is a German masculine noun meaning “infantilism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “körperlich und/oder geistiges Zurückbleiben auf der Entwicklungsstufe eines Kindes”.
What does Infantilismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinfantilism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. körperlich und/oder geistiges Zurückbleiben auf der Entwicklungsstufe eines Kindes 2. Äußerung oder Verhalten, das dem eines Kindes ähnelt, das kindisch/unreif wirkt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Infantilismus
- Infantilismen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Infantilismus?
- /ɪnfantiˈlɪsmʊs/
- [ɪnfantiˈlɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Infantilismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Infantilismus in German?
Infantilismus appears about once in every 40 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).