infolge

[ɪnˈfɔlɡə]

/[ɪnˈfɔlɡə]/ prep

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The verdict

“infolge” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,621. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,621
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Folge (Konsequenz) eines oder mehrerer vorangegangener Ereignisse

Corpus desk

Index DE-infolge · infolge · German

infolge · rank #4,621 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,621
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ice

Nearest frequency peer: ice (-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 „infolge“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „infolge“ 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).

infolge vs infrage
71% similar

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

Key facts for infolge
PropertyValue
Headwordinfolge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPreposition
IPA[ɪnˈfɔlɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,621
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „infolge“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).infolgeliegt 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: „ice“ (#4,620), „Investitionen“ (#4,622), „Hütte“ (#4,619). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „infolge“ bei #4,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around infolge (IPA [ɪnˈfɔlɡə]), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #4,621 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "als Folge (Konsequenz) eines oder mehrerer vorangegangener Ereignisse".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for infolge, with forms such as "ifnolge", "inffolge", and "infloge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "infrage", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is infolge, spelled I-N-F-O-L-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Folge (Konsequenz) eines oder mehrerer vorangegangener Ereignisse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Infolge seiner schweren Erkrankung verstarb mein Nachbar letzten Montag.
  2. Der Permafrost in den Alpen taut infolge der Klimaerwärmung nach und nach auf.

This word in other languages

due to(English)à la suite de(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnolge
  • inffolge
  • infloge
  • infogle
  • infoleg
  • infolgge
  • infollge
  • innfolge
  • inoflge
  • nifolge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infolge - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ifnolge2inffolge1infloge2infogle2infoleg2infolgge1infollge1innfolge1
Edit distance from "infolge"

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 "infolge"?
"infolge" is spelled I-N-F-O-L-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnˈfɔlɡə].
What does "infolge" mean?
As a preposition, "infolge" means: als Folge (Konsequenz) eines oder mehrerer vorangegangener Ereignisse
What words are commonly confused with "infolge"?
"infolge" is commonly confused with "infrage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infolge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infolge" is [ɪnˈfɔlɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infolge" come from?
"infolge" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infolge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list