Which to use
“indiziert” is an unknown and “infiziert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,363
- “indiziert” frequency rank
- #11,262
- “infiziert” frequency rank
- 38625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indiziert | infiziert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt zu indizieren | mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen |
Where the eye mixes indiziert and infiziert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indiziert and infiziert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: indiziert vs infiziert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: indiziert is [ɪndiˈt͡siːɐ̯t] while infiziert is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “indiziert” becomes f in “infiziert”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indiziert is recorded at frequency rank #27,363, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ɪndiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. infiziert is at rank #11,262, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38625, this pair ranks #1,558,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of indiziert vs infiziert
Shared letters: einrtz. Private to "indiziert": d. Private to "infiziert": f.
"indiziert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "infiziert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indiziert" for "infiziert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "indiziert" vs "infiziert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indiziert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infiziert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,558,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indiziert" and "infiziert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indiziert vs inspiziert". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,558,993 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.