Infektion

[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Infektion” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,626. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,626
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übertragung von Krankheitserregern

Corpus desk

Index DE-infektion · Infektion · German

Infektion · rank #7,626 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,626
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH illegalen

Nearest frequency peer: illegalen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Infektion“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Infektion“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Infektion vs Inflation
78% similar
Infektion vs Intention
78% similar
Infektion vs Injektion
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Infektion“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Infektionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „illegalen“ (#7,625), „intensive“ (#7,627), „interessierten“ (#7,628). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Infektion“ bei #7,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Infektion (IPA [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,626 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Infektion, with forms such as "ifnektion", "inefktion", and "infekiton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Inflation", "Intention", "Injektion", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Infektion, spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übertragung von Krankheitserregern
  2. 2
    Entzündung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Infektion breitete sich schnell aus.
  2. „Allerdings war das Wissen über die korrekte Anwendung von Antibiotika äußerst lückenhaft: So glauben 65 Prozent, dass Antibiotika gegen Erkältungen und Schnupfen helfen - dabei richten solche Medikamente gegen Viruserkrankungen nichts aus und helfen nur gegen bakterielle Infektionen.“

Synonyms

AnsteckungInfektInfizierungKontagionEntzündung

Antonyms

Desinfektion

This word in other languages

infection(English)infección(Español)infection(Français)infecção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnektion
  • inefktion
  • infekiton
  • infekktion
  • infektino
  • infektionn
  • infektoin
  • infekttion
  • infetkion
  • inffektion
  • infketion
  • innfektion
  • nifektion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Infektion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ifnektion2inefktion2infekiton2infekktion1infektino2infektionn1infektoin2infekttion1
Edit distance from "Infektion"

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 "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'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 "Infektion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

illegalen#7,625intensive#7,627gefährden#7,611gefertigt#7,610

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gepflegt13 variantsPriorität13 variantsProblems13 variantsProgramms13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list