Virenscanner
[ˈviːʁənˌskɛnɐ]
The verdict
“Virenscanner” is uncommon German (frequency #67,860 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,860
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Computerprogramm, mit dem ein Computer nach Computerviren und anderen Schadprogrammen durchsucht werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-virenscanner · Virenscanner · German
Virenscanner · rank #67,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,860
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH VIPs
Nearest frequency peer: VIPs (-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 „Virenscanner“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Vinschgau
Vinschgau
32,143 corpus weight
- VIPs
VIPs
32,142 corpus weight
- Virenscanner
Virenscanner
32,141 corpus weight
- Vogelschutz
Vogelschutz
32,140 corpus weight
- Volksfeste
Volksfeste
32,139 corpus weight
- vollbringt
vollbringt
32,138 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Virenscanner“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Virenscanner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːʁənˌskɛnɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #67,860 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Virenscanner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Virenscanner is uncommon German at frequency #67,860 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːʁənˌskɛnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Computerprogramm, mit dem ein Computer nach Computerviren und anderen Schadprogrammen durchsucht werden kann".
Virenscanner has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Virenscanner, spelled V-I-R-E-N-S-C-A-N-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Computerprogramm, mit dem ein Computer nach Computerviren und anderen Schadprogrammen durchsucht werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Virenscanner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Firewall des Windows-Rechners und ein installierter Virenscanner sind komplett hilflos gegen die Malware.“
Synonyms
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.
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