Infusion

/[ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,416

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Infusion is aGermannoun. It means: das über einen längeren Zeitraum andauernde Einführen von Flüssigkeit in den Körper, dies meist intravenös, aber auch intraossär, intraarteriell, subkutan oder rektal Pronounced [ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]. Often confused with Invasion and Inklusion.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Infusion in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Infusion is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌɪnfuˈzi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,416 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das über einen längeren Zeitraum andauernde Einführen von Flüssigkeit in den Körper, dies meist intravenös, aber auch intraossär, intraarteriell, subkutan oder rektal".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Infusion, with forms such as "ifnusion", "inffusion", and "infsuion". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Invasion", "Inklusion", "Illusion", 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Infusion, spelled I-N-F-U-S-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifnusion,inffusion,infsuion,infuison,infusino,infusionn,infusoin,infussion,innfusion,inufsion,nifusion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Infusion

Misspelling Variants of "Infusion"

ifnusion8inffusion9infsuion8infuison8infusino8infusionn9infusoin8infussion9
Misspelling Variants of "Infusion"

Frequency rank: #36,416 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.