Virulenz
[viʁuˈlɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Virulenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Fähigkeit eines Mikroorganismus, in andere Organismen einzudringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-virulenz · Virulenz · German
Virulenz · 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 | Virulenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [viʁuˈlɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Virulenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Virulenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [viʁuˈlɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit eines Mikroorganismus, in andere Organismen einzudringen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Virulenz in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Virulenz, spelled V-I-R-U-L-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1Fähigkeit eines Mikroorganismus, in andere Organismen einzudringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Virulenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine Hypothese geht davon aus, dass die Virulenz mit zunehmender Übertragbarkeit gehemmt wird.“
This word in other languages
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.