Infiltration

[ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Infiltration” is uncommon German (frequency #69,378 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,378
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Eindringen in feindliche Strukturen zum Spionieren und Sabotieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-infiltration · Infiltration · German

Infiltration · rank #69,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,378
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH immatrikuliert

Nearest frequency peer: immatrikuliert (-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 „Infiltration“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Infiltration“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Infiltration
PropertyValue
HeadwordInfiltration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Infiltration“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Infiltrationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „immatrikuliert“ (#69,377), „Informationsgehalt“ (#69,379), „Insiderwissen“ (#69,380). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Infiltration“ bei #69,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Infiltration is uncommon German at frequency #69,378 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Infiltration has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Infiltration, spelled I-N-F-I-L-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Eindringen in feindliche Strukturen zum Spionieren und Sabotieren
  2. 2
    das Eindringen, Einströmen, Einflößen von Flüssigkeiten
  3. 3
    dauerhafte, meist unbemerkte ideologische Beeinflussung
  4. 4
    Einlagerung fremdartiger Zellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Infiltration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Sender berichtete, Damaskus fordere als Bedingung die Einstellung aller Infiltrationen durch türkische Sicherheitskräfte, einen Stopp der Ausbildung syrischer Rebellen durch die Türkei und die Aushändigung syrischer Rebellenführer, die von türkischem Gebiet aus den Aufstand in Syrien leiteten.“
  2. „Für die Simulation des Bodenwasserhaushalts nimmt die Infiltration eine Schlüsselstellung ein, da sie maßgeblich die Menge an Wasser, die dem Boden zugeführt wird, bestimmt […].“

This word in other languages

infiltration(English)

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 "Infiltration"?
"Infiltration" is spelled I-N-F-I-L-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Infiltration" mean?
As a noun, "Infiltration" means: das Eindringen in feindliche Strukturen zum Spionieren und Sabotieren
How do you pronounce "Infiltration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Infiltration" is [ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Infiltration" come from?
"Infiltration" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Infiltration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list