Infusion

[ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]

/[ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Infusion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,416
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das über einen längeren Zeitraum andauernde Einführen von Flüssigkeit in den Körper, dies meist intravenös, aber auch intraossär, intraarteriell, subkutan oder rektal

Corpus desk

Index DE-infusion · Infusion · German

Infusion · rank #36,416 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,416
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ingenieurbüro

Nearest frequency peer: Ingenieurbüro (+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 „Infusion“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Infusion“ 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).

Infusion vs Invasion
75% similar
Infusion vs Inklusion
78% similar
Infusion vs Illusion
75% similar

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

Key facts for Infusion
PropertyValue
HeadwordInfusion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,416
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Infusion“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Infusionliegt 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: „Ingenieurbüro“ (#36,417), „Industriestaaten“ (#36,414), „inhaltlicher“ (#36,418). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Infusion“ bei #36,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Infusion (IPA [ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,416 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das über einen längeren Zeitraum andauernde Einführen von Flüssigkeit in den Körper, dies meist intravenös, aber auch intraossär, intraarteriell, subkutan oder rektal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Infusion, with forms such as "ifnusion", "inffusion", and "infsuion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Invasion", "Inklusion", "Illusion", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Infusion, spelled I-N-F-U-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das über einen längeren Zeitraum andauernde Einführen von Flüssigkeit in den Körper, dies meist intravenös, aber auch intraossär, intraarteriell, subkutan oder rektal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er brauchte eine Infusion.
  2. „An einen Metallgalgen wurde eine Infusion eingehängt und mit dem Katheter verbunden.“

This word in other languages

infusion(English)infusión(Español)perfusion(Français)infusão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnusion
  • inffusion
  • infsuion
  • infuison
  • infusino
  • infusionn
  • infusoin
  • infussion
  • innfusion
  • inufsion
  • nifusion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ifnusion2inffusion1infsuion2infuison2infusino2infusionn1infusoin2infussion1
Edit distance from "Infusion"

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 "Infusion"?
"Infusion" is spelled I-N-F-U-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Infusion" mean?
As a noun, "Infusion" means: das über einen längeren Zeitraum andauernde Einführen von Flüssigkeit in den Körper, dies meist intravenös, aber auch intraossär, intraarteriell, subkutan oder rektal
What words are commonly confused with "Infusion"?
"Infusion" is commonly confused with "Invasion", "Inklusion", "Illusion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Infusion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Infusion" is [ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Infusion" come from?
"Infusion" 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 "Infusion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Horoskop#36,406Josefine#36,434Karawane#36,437heiteren#36,385

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Kolumnen11 variantsglichen11 variantsKreuzzüge11 variantsgeneigte11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list