Which to use
“infiziert” and “infizierte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,262
- “infiziert” frequency rank
- #22,772
- “infizierte” frequency rank
- 34034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infiziert | infizierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs infiziert |
Where the eye mixes infiziert and infizierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. infiziert runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVCC) against infizierte's 10 (VCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infiziert vs infizierte
A purely visual mix-up. infiziert ([ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and infizierte ([ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “infiziert” sits inside “infizierte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infiziert is recorded at frequency rank #11,262, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. 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 34034, this pair ranks #1,672,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of infiziert vs infizierte
Shared letters: efinrtz. Private to "infiziert": -. Private to "infizierte": -.
"infiziert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "infizierte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- infiziert ← ifniziert · inffiziert · infiizert · infizeirt · infizierrt · infiziertt · infizietr · infiziret
- infizierte ← ifnizierte · inffizierte · infiizerte · infizeirte · infizieret · infizierrte · infiziertte · infizietre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infiziert" and "infizierte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "infiziert" or "infizierte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infiziert" 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 #1,672,474 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infiziert" and "infizierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infizierte vs injiziert". 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 #1,672,474 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.