infinitesimal
[ˌɪnfiniteziˈmaːl]
The verdict
“infinitesimal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - betragsmäßig unendlich klein
Corpus desk
Index DE-infinitesimal · infinitesimal · German
infinitesimal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | infinitesimal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌɪnfiniteziˈmaːl] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „infinitesimal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
infinitesimal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪnfiniteziˈmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "betragsmäßig unendlich klein".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for infinitesimal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is infinitesimal, spelled I-N-F-I-N-I-T-E-S-I-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1betragsmäßig unendlich klein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how infinitesimal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie führten Grenzwertbetrachtungen ein, die die Nutzung infinitesimaler Größen überflüssig machten.“
„Wenn der „folgende Zeitpunkt“ nur infinitesimal vom jetzigen entfernt ist, heißt der Vorgang stetig.“
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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.