infizieren

[ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]

/[ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“infizieren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,258. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,258
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer Substanz oder Erregern in Kontakt bringen, die Krankheiten auslösen können

Corpus desk

Index DE-infizieren · infizieren · German

infizieren · rank #28,258 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,258
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Indikation

Nearest frequency peer: Indikation (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „infizieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „infizieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

infizieren vs infiziert
80% similar
infizieren vs infizierte
80% similar
infizieren vs infizierten
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for infizieren
PropertyValue
Headwordinfizieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,258
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „infizieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).infizierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Indikation“ (#28,257), „Instrumental“ (#28,260), „imitieren“ (#28,255). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „infizieren“ bei #28,258. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around infizieren (IPA [ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,258 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit einer Substanz oder Erregern in Kontakt bringen, die Krankheiten auslösen können".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for infizieren, with forms such as "ifnizieren", "inffizieren", and "infiizeren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "infiziert", "infizierte", "infizierten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is infizieren, spelled I-N-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer Substanz oder Erregern in Kontakt bringen, die Krankheiten auslösen können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der grippekranke Kollege infizierte die gesamte Belegschaft.
  2. „Offene Brandwunden sind ein idealer Nährboden für Bakterien und infizieren sich oft.“

Synonyms

anstecken

Antonyms

desinfizieren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnizieren
  • inffizieren
  • infiizeren
  • infizeiren
  • infizieern
  • infizierenn
  • infizierne
  • infizierren
  • infizireen
  • infizzieren
  • infziieren
  • inifzieren
  • innfizieren
  • nifizieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infizieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnizieren2inffizieren1infiizeren2infizeiren2infizieern2infizierenn1infizierne2infizierren1
Edit distance from "infizieren"

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 "infizieren"?
"infizieren" is spelled I-N-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "infizieren" mean?
As a verb, "infizieren" means: mit einer Substanz oder Erregern in Kontakt bringen, die Krankheiten auslösen können
What words are commonly confused with "infizieren"?
"infizieren" is commonly confused with "infiziert", "infizierte", "infizierten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infizieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infizieren" is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infizieren" come from?
"infizieren" 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 "infizieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Indikation#28,257Johanniter#28,262hässlicher#28,253Jugendstil#28,265

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

hingehört14 variantskünftiger14 variantsLeckereien14 variantsLockerung14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list