Infektionsgefahr

[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]

/[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Infektionsgefahr” is uncommon German (frequency #91,767 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,767
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gefahr einer Infektion

Key facts for Infektionsgefahr
PropertyValue
HeadwordInfektionsgefahr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]
Letters16
Frequency rank#91,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Infektionsgefahr” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Infektionsgefahr lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Infektionsgefahr is uncommon German at frequency #91,767 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gefahr einer Infektion".

Infektionsgefahr has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Infektionsgefahr, spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gefahr einer Infektion

Synonyms

Infektionsrisiko

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 "Infektionsgefahr"?
"Infektionsgefahr" is spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯].
What does "Infektionsgefahr" mean?
As a noun, "Infektionsgefahr" means: Gefahr einer Infektion
How do you pronounce "Infektionsgefahr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Infektionsgefahr" is [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Infektionsgefahr" come from?
"Infektionsgefahr" 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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Using “Infektionsgefahr”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N-S-G-E-F-A-H-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯oːnsɡəˌfaːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list