Infektion

/[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,626

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Infektion is aGermannoun. It means: Übertragung von Krankheitserregern Pronounced [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #7,626 in German word frequency. Often confused with Inflation and Intention.

Key facts for Infektion
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HeadwordInfektion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,626
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Infektion in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Infektion is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,626 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Infektion, with forms such as "ifnektion", "inefktion", and "infekiton". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Inflation", "Intention", "Injektion", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Infektion, spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übertragung von Krankheitserregern
  2. 2
    Entzündung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifnektion,inefktion,infekiton,infekktion,infektino,infektionn,infektoin,infekttion,infetkion,inffektion,infketion,innfektion,nifektion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Infektion

Misspelling Variants of "Infektion"

ifnektion9inefktion9infekiton9infekktion10infektino9infektionn10infektoin9infekttion10
Misspelling Variants of "Infektion"

Frequency rank: #7,626 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Infektion"?
"Infektion" is spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Infektion" mean?
As a noun, "Infektion" means: Übertragung von Krankheitserregern
What words are commonly confused with "Infektion"?
"Infektion" is commonly confused with "Inflation", "Intention", "Injektion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Infektion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Infektion" is [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Infektion" come from?
"Infektion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.