infektiös
[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːs]
The verdict
“infektiös” is uncommon German (frequency #87,874 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,874
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine (Infektion) verursachend; mit Krankheitserregern behaftet; durch Ansteckung entstanden
| 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) |
Where “infektiös” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
infektiös is uncommon German at frequency #87,874 among 17,725 “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
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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Using “infektiös”
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-Ö-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.