Infantizid
[ɪnfantiˈt͡siːt]
The verdict
“Infantizid” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tötung eines Kindes, insbesondere durch einen Elternteil
Corpus desk
Index DE-infantizid · Infantizid · German
Infantizid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Infantizid |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnfantiˈt͡siːt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Infantizid“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Infantizid is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnfantiˈt͡siːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Infantizid in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Infantizid, spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-Z-I-D.
Definition
- 1Tötung eines Kindes, insbesondere durch einen Elternteil
- 2„Tötung von Nachkommen der eigenen Art bei Tieren“
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Infantizid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Strafmaß für Kindsmörder im Mittelalter wirkte als abschreckende Warnung dem Infantizid nicht entgegen, da alleinig die Tat geahndet wurde, ohne auf die Begleitumstände einzugehen.
Das Töten fremder Nachkommen, als quasi Schmarotzer, kann ausgeschlossen werden, da die Vorteilsnahme, durch Infantizid Platz für die eigene Brut zu schaffen, evolutionsbedingt wahrscheinlicher ist.
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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.