Which to use
“infizieren” is a verb and “infizierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,258
- “infizieren” frequency rank
- #22,772
- “infizierte” frequency rank
- 51030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infizieren | infizierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Substanz oder Erregern in Kontakt bringen, die Krankheiten auslösen können | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs infiziert |
Where the eye mixes infizieren and infizierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. infizieren (VCCVCVVCVC) and infizierte (VCCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between infizieren and infizierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infizieren is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən] while infizierte is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infizieren is recorded at frequency rank #28,258, classified as averb, pronounced [ɪnfiˈt͡siːʁən]. infizierte is at rank #22,772, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə].
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 51030, this pair ranks #1,151,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infizieren vs infizierte
Shared letters: efinrz. Private to "infizieren": -. Private to "infizierte": t.
"infizieren" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC · "infizierte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- infizieren ← ifnizieren · inffizieren · infiizeren · infizeiren · infizieern · infizierenn · infizierne · infizierren
- infizierte ← ifnizierte · inffizierte · infiizerte · infizeirte · infizieret · infizierrte · infiziertte · infizietre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infizieren" for "infizierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infizieren" vs "infizierte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infizieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infizierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,151,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infizieren" and "infizierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infizieren vs inspizieren". 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 #1,151,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.