sepsis

[sɛpsis]

/[sɛpsis]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“sepsis” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,072 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,072
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sepsis, Blutvergiftung

Key facts for sepsis
PropertyValue
Headwordsepsis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɛpsis]
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sepsis” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sepsis lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sepsis is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sɛpsis]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,072 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Sepsis, Blutvergiftung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for sepsis in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sepsis, spelled S-E-P-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sepsis, Blutvergiftung

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 "sepsis"?
"sepsis" is spelled S-E-P-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [sɛpsis].
What does "sepsis" mean?
As a noun, "sepsis" means: Sepsis, Blutvergiftung
How do you pronounce "sepsis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sepsis" is [sɛpsis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sepsis" come from?
"sepsis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “sepsis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-P-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sɛpsis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list