Infiltration
[ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Infiltration” is uncommon German (frequency #69,378 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,378
- frequency rank, German
- 17,725
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Eindringen in feindliche Strukturen zum Spionieren und Sabotieren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Infiltration |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #69,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Infiltration” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Infiltration is uncommon German at frequency #69,378 among 17,725 “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
- 1das Eindringen in feindliche Strukturen zum Spionieren und Sabotieren
- 2das Eindringen, Einströmen, Einflößen von Flüssigkeiten
- 3dauerhafte, meist unbemerkte ideologische Beeinflussung
- 4Einlagerung fremdartiger Zellen
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); 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 “Infiltration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is I-N-F-I-L-T-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɪnfɪltʁaˈt͡si̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.