infiziert

[ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]

/[ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“infiziert” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,262
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-infiziert · infiziert · German

infiziert · rank #11,262 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,262
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Individuum

Nearest frequency peer: Individuum (-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 „infiziert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „infiziert“ 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).

infiziert vs injiziert
89% similar
infiziert vs infizierte
90% similar
infiziert vs inspiziert
80% similar

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

Key facts for infiziert
PropertyValue
Headwordinfiziert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,262
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „infiziert“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).infiziertliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Individuum“ (#11,261), „Inschrift“ (#11,263), „Hörer“ (#11,260). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „infiziert“ bei #11,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around infiziert (IPA [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,262 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for infiziert, with forms such as "ifniziert", "inffiziert", and "infiizert". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "injiziert", "infizierte", "inspiziert", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is infiziert, spelled I-N-F-I-Z-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen

This word in other languages

infected(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifniziert
  • inffiziert
  • infiizert
  • infizeirt
  • infizierrt
  • infiziertt
  • infizietr
  • infiziret
  • infizziert
  • infziiert
  • inifziert
  • innfiziert
  • nifiziert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infiziert - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ifniziert2inffiziert1infiizert2infizeirt2infizierrt1infiziertt1infizietr2infiziret2
Edit distance from "infiziert"

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 "infiziert"?
"infiziert" is spelled I-N-F-I-Z-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t].
What does "infiziert" mean?
As an adjective, "infiziert" means: mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen
What words are commonly confused with "infiziert"?
"infiziert" is commonly confused with "injiziert", "infizierte", "inspiziert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infiziert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infiziert" is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infiziert" come from?
"infiziert" 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 "infiziert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Inschrift#11,263herkommen#11,253geprägten#11,242Fachleute#11,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Handtuch13 variantseintragen13 variantsrelevante13 variantsstrafbar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list