infektiös
[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːs]
The verdict
“infektiös” is uncommon German (frequency #87,874 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,874
- frequency rank, German
- 1,488
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine (Infektion) verursachend; mit Krankheitserregern behaftet; durch Ansteckung entstanden
Corpus desk
Index DE-infektios · infektiös · German
infektiös · rank #87,874 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,874
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,488
- PHOTO-FINISH Imperien
Nearest frequency peer: Imperien (-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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „infektiös“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- impala
impala
12,130 corpus weight
- Impedanz
Impedanz
12,129 corpus weight
- Imperien
Imperien
12,128 corpus weight
- infektiös
infektiös
12,127 corpus weight
- Inhibitor
Inhibitor
12,126 corpus weight
- Innenminist…
Innenministerin
12,124 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „infektiös“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | infektiös |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „infektiös“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
infektiös is uncommon German at frequency #87,874 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine (Infektion) verursachend; mit Krankheitserregern behaftet; durch Ansteckung entstanden".
infektiös has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is infektiös, spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-Ö-S.
Definition
- 1eine (Infektion) verursachend; mit Krankheitserregern behaftet; durch Ansteckung entstanden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how infektiös appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das infektiöse Material wird in besonderen Containern gesammelt und verbrannt.
Die Larve ist noch nicht infektiös, wird es aber als Nymphe.
Antonyms
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.
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