infektiösen

[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːzn̩]

/[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“infektiösen” is uncommon German (frequency #93,105 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,105
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös

Key facts for infektiösen
PropertyValue
Headwordinfektiösen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːzn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,105
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “infektiösen” 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). infektiösen 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

infektiösen is uncommon German at frequency #93,105 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for infektiösen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is infektiösen, spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-Ö-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös

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 "infektiösen"?
"infektiösen" is spelled I-N-F-E-K-T-I-Ö-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːzn̩].
What does "infektiösen" mean?
As an adjective, "infektiösen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs infektiös
How do you pronounce "infektiösen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infektiösen" is [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infektiösen" come from?
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Using “infektiösen”

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-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnfɛkˈt͡si̯øːzn̩] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list