Transfusion

[tʁansfuˈzi̯oːn]

/[tʁansfuˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Transfusion” is uncommon German (frequency #71,929 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,929
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übertragung von Blut oder anderen Flüssigkeiten von einem Organismus auf einen anderen

Corpus desk

Index DE-transfusion · Transfusion · German

Transfusion · rank #71,929 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,929
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH transsexuell

Nearest frequency peer: transsexuell (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Transfusion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Transfusion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Transfusion
PropertyValue
HeadwordTransfusion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁansfuˈzi̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#71,929
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Transfusion“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Transfusionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „transsexuell“ (#71,930), „Traumes“ (#71,931), „touristischer“ (#71,926). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Transfusion“ bei #71,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Transfusion is uncommon German at frequency #71,929 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁansfuˈzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Übertragung von Blut oder anderen Flüssigkeiten von einem Organismus auf einen anderen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Transfusion in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Transfusion, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-U-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Übertragung von Blut oder anderen Flüssigkeiten von einem Organismus auf einen anderen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach dem Unfall benötigte ich schnell eine Transfusion.
  2. Robert Winston, Experte für künstliche Befruchtungen: "Wenn eine Transfusion der Mitochondrien den Ausbruch einer schweren Krankheit verhindern kann, sollten wir das doch feiern."

This word in other languages

transfusion(English)transfusión(Español)transfusion(Français)

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 "Transfusion"?
"Transfusion" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-U-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁansfuˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Transfusion" mean?
As a noun, "Transfusion" means: Übertragung von Blut oder anderen Flüssigkeiten von einem Organismus auf einen anderen
How do you pronounce "Transfusion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Transfusion" is [tʁansfuˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Transfusion" come from?
"Transfusion" 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Transfusion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tiermedizin#71,912ungeeignete#71,956ungefiltert#71,957ungenutzten#71,958

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list