infizieren
German, verb[ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]
infizieren is spelled I-N-F-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N (10 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written German, the 28,120th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infizieren is a German verb meaning “to infect (of a pathogen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit einer Substanz oder Erregern in Kontakt bringen, die Krankheiten auslösen können”.
What does infizieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to infect (of a pathogen)
Das Virus infizierte tausende Menschen.
- 2
to infect (with a pathogen)
Die Wissenschaftler infizierten die Versuchstiere mit dem Bakterium.
- 3
to become infected (with a pathogen)
Auf der Party infizierten sie sich mit dem Virus.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit einer Substanz oder Erregern in Kontakt bringen, die Krankheiten auslösen können
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of infizieren
- infiziert present singular third-person
- infizierte past
- haben auxiliary
- infizierend participle present
- infiziere first-person indicative present
- infizierst indicative present second-person
- infizierest second-person singular subjunctive
- infizieret plural second-person subjunctive
- infizierten first-person indicative plural
- infiziertest indicative preterite second-person
- infiziertet indicative plural preterite
- infizier imperative second-person singular
- habe infiziert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben infiziert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- inf. abbreviation
- infiziere! imperative singular
- infizier! imperative singular
- infiziert! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infizieren?
- [ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infizieren
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infizieren in German?
infizieren appears 1.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).