Virusinfektion

[ˈviːʁʊsʔɪnfɛkˌt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈviːʁʊsʔɪnfɛkˌt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Virusinfektion” is uncommon German (frequency #86,023 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,023
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aktives oder passives Eindringen von Viren in einen Organismus, das Infiziertwerden/Sichanstecken eines Organismus mit einem Virus

Corpus desk

Index DE-virusinfektion · Virusinfektion · German

Virusinfektion · rank #86,023 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,023
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Virologe

Nearest frequency peer: Virologe (-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 „Virusinfektion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Virusinfektion
PropertyValue
HeadwordVirusinfektion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈviːʁʊsʔɪnfɛkˌt͡si̯oːn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#86,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Virusinfektion“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Virologe“ (#86,022), „voce“ (#86,024), „virgo“ (#86,021). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Virusinfektion“ bei #86,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Virusinfektion is uncommon German at frequency #86,023 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈviːʁʊsʔɪnfɛkˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Virusinfektion in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Virusinfektion, spelled V-I-R-U-S-I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aktives oder passives Eindringen von Viren in einen Organismus, das Infiziertwerden/Sichanstecken eines Organismus mit einem Virus
  2. 2
    Infektionskrankheit, die durch ein Virus verursacht wird
  3. 3
    Infiziertwerden eines Computers mit einem Computervirus, Schadsoftware

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich sah ein Mädchen, das eine Gesichtsmaske trägt, um eine Virusinfektion zu vermeiden und die Ausbreitung der Krankheit zu verhindern.
  2. „Die Hepatitis C ist eine Virusinfektion, von der viele Betroffene in Deutschland gar nicht wissen, dass sie infiziert sind.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "Virusinfektion"?
"Virusinfektion" is spelled V-I-R-U-S-I-N-F-E-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈviːʁʊsʔɪnfɛkˌt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Virusinfektion" mean?
As a noun, "Virusinfektion" means: aktives oder passives Eindringen von Viren in einen Organismus, das Infiziertwerden/Sichanstecken eines Organismus mit einem Virus
How do you pronounce "Virusinfektion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Virusinfektion" is [ˈviːʁʊsʔɪnfɛkˌt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Virusinfektion" come from?
"Virusinfektion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list