Sepsis
German, noun/ˈzɛpsɪs/
Sepsis is spelled S-E-P-S-I-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sepsis is a German feminine noun meaning “sepsis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “komplexe systemische Entzündungsreaktion des Organismus wegen der Einschwemmung von Krankheitserregern aus…”.
What does Sepsis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesepsis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. komplexe systemische Entzündungsreaktion des Organismus wegen der Einschwemmung von Krankheitserregern aus einem Infektionsherd in die Blutbahn
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sepsis
- Sepsen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sepsis?
- /ˈzɛpsɪs/
- [ˈzɛpsɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sepsis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sepsis in German?
Sepsis appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).