Virusgrippe
[ˈviːʁʊsˌɡʁɪpə]
The verdict
“Virusgrippe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-virusgrippe · Virusgrippe · German
Virusgrippe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Virusgrippe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈviːʁʊsˌɡʁɪpə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Virusgrippe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Virusgrippe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːʁʊsˌɡʁɪpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird".
Virusgrippe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Virusgrippe, spelled V-I-R-U-S-G-R-I-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1eine akute, fieberhafte Virusinfektion, vorwiegend mit Entzündung der Atemwege, welche endemisch, epidemisch oder pandemisch auftritt und durch das Influenzavirus verursacht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Virusgrippe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da bei ihr eine Virusgrippe diagnostiziert worden war, wurde sie für zwei Wochen krankgeschrieben.
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.