virulent
[viʁuˈlɛnt]
The verdict
“virulent” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ansteckend
Corpus desk
Index DE-virulent · virulent · German
virulent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | virulent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [viʁuˈlɛnt] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „virulent“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
virulent is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [viʁuˈlɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for virulent in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 virulent, spelled V-I-R-U-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1ansteckend
- 2in Unruhe, in Aufruhr befindlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how virulent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die virulenten Salmonellen nisten sich zuerst im Darm ein.
„Wenn ein Erreger besonders leicht an Zellen haften bleibt, in Zellen eindringen kann, sich schnell vermehrt und dabei das Gewebe nachhaltig zerstört, ist er besonders virulent.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.