infrarot

[ˈɪnfʁaˌʁoːt]

/[ˈɪnfʁaˌʁoːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“infrarot” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,715
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Bereich des Infrarots gehörend

Corpus desk

Index DE-infrarot · infrarot · German

infrarot · rank #28,715 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,715
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH informierten

Nearest frequency peer: informierten (-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 „infrarot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infrarot
PropertyValue
Headwordinfrarot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪnfʁaˌʁoːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,715
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „infrarot“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).infrarotliegt 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: „informierten“ (#28,714), „Ingenieuren“ (#28,716), „implementieren“ (#28,713). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „infrarot“ bei #28,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around infrarot (IPA [ˈɪnfʁaˌʁoːt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,715 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zum Bereich des Infrarots gehörend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for infrarot, with forms such as "ifnrarot", "infarrot", and "inffrarot". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 infrarot, spelled I-N-F-R-A-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Bereich des Infrarots gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die infrarote Wärmestrahlung dringt nur wenige Millimeter tief ins Gewebe ein.“

Synonyms

ultrarot

Antonyms

ultraviolett

This word in other languages

infrared(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnrarot
  • infarrot
  • inffrarot
  • infraort
  • infrarott
  • infrarrot
  • infrarto
  • infrraot
  • infrrarot
  • innfrarot
  • inrfarot
  • nifrarot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infrarot - 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.

ifnrarot2infarrot2inffrarot1infraort2infrarott1infrarrot1infrarto2infrraot2
Edit distance from "infrarot"

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 "infrarot"?
"infrarot" is spelled I-N-F-R-A-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnfʁaˌʁoːt].
What does "infrarot" mean?
As an adjective, "infrarot" means: zum Bereich des Infrarots gehörend
What are common misspellings of "infrarot"?
Common misspellings include "ifnrarot", "infarrot", "inffrarot", "infraort", "infrarott". The correct spelling is "infrarot".
How do you pronounce "infrarot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infrarot" is [ˈɪnfʁaˌʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infrarot" come from?
"infrarot" 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 "infrarot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list