superinfection
noun
superinfection is spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-N-F-E-C-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superinfection means “An infection which follows or occurs during another infection or disease process” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of superinfection is superinfections.
How many letters and syllables are in superinfection?
| Letters | 14: S-U-P-E-R-I-N-F-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is superinfection?
Superinfection appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce superinfection?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-superinfection.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superinfection
- superinfections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superinfection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An infection which follows or occurs during another infection or disease process
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Superinfection in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense infection which follows another infection:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sobreinfección |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does superinfection come from?
From super- + infection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).