infertil
[ˌɪnfɛʁˈtiːl]
The verdict
“infertil” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Zeugung oder Fortpflanzung unfähig, nicht fruchtbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-infertil · infertil · German
infertil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | infertil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌɪnfɛʁˈtiːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „infertil“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
infertil is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪnfɛʁˈtiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for infertil, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is infertil, spelled I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L.
Definition
- 1zur Zeugung oder Fortpflanzung unfähig, nicht fruchtbar
- 2nicht imstande, eine Schwangerschaft auszutragen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how infertil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Jungen waren durch Icsi gezeugt worden, und nun haben alle drei den genetischen Defekt und wohl auch die Zeugungsunfähigkeit ihrer Väter geerbt. "Nach aller Wahrscheinlichkeit werden sie als Erwachsene ebenfalls infertil sein", erklärt Page.
"Auch eine Röntgenbestrahlung zur Therapie von Hodenkrebs macht die meisten Männer infertil."
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.