Norovirus

[ˈnoːʁoˌviːʁʊs]

/[ˈnoːʁoˌviːʁʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Norovirus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - unbehülltes Virus mit einsträngiger RNA, der Infektionskrankheiten (meist Gastroenteritis, Magendarmbeschwerden) verursacht, Vertreter der Gattung Norovirus

Corpus desk

Index DE-norovirus · Norovirus · German

Norovirus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Norovirus
PropertyValue
HeadwordNorovirus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnoːʁoˌviːʁʊs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Norovirus” sits in German frequency

Norovirus falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Norovirus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnoːʁoˌviːʁʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbehülltes Virus mit einsträngiger RNA, der Infektionskrankheiten (meist Gastroenteritis, Magendarmbeschwerden) verursacht, Vertreter der Gattung Norovirus".

No misspelling variants are generated for Norovirus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Norovirus, spelled N-O-R-O-V-I-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbehülltes Virus mit einsträngiger RNA, der Infektionskrankheiten (meist Gastroenteritis, Magendarmbeschwerden) verursacht, Vertreter der Gattung Norovirus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Norovirus ist tückisch und hochansteckend.“
  2. Der Norovirus verursacht Erbrechen und Durchfall, verläuft aber meist ungefährlich und muss in der Regel nicht behandelt werden.

This word in other languages

norovirus(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Norovirus"?
"Norovirus" is spelled N-O-R-O-V-I-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnoːʁoˌviːʁʊs].
What does "Norovirus" mean?
As a noun, "Norovirus" means: unbehülltes Virus mit einsträngiger RNA, der Infektionskrankheiten (meist Gastroenteritis, Magendarmbeschwerden) verursacht, Vertreter der Gattung Norovirus
How do you pronounce "Norovirus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Norovirus" is [ˈnoːʁoˌviːʁʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Norovirus" come from?
"Norovirus" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list