Which to use
“infiziert” and “infizierten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,262
- “infiziert” frequency rank
- #16,462
- “infizierten” frequency rank
- 27724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infiziert | infizierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs infiziert |
Where the eye mixes infiziert and infizierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. infiziert runs 9 letters (VCCVCVVCC) against infizierten's 11 (VCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses infiziert with infizierten
A purely visual mix-up. infiziert ([ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]) and infizierten ([ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “infiziert” sits inside “infizierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27724, 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]. infizierten is at rank #16,462, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩].
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 27724, this pair ranks #1,796,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of infiziert vs infizierten
Shared letters: efinrtz. Private to "infiziert": -. Private to "infizierten": -.
"infiziert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "infizierten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infiziert ← ifniziert · inffiziert · infiizert · infizeirt · infizierrt · infiziertt · infizietr · infiziret
- infizierten ← ifnizierten · inffizierten · infiizerten · infizeirten · infizieretn · infizierrten · infiziertenn · infiziertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infiziert" and "infizierten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "infiziert" vs "infizierten" - 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 "infiziert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infizierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infiziert" and "infizierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infiziert 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 #1,796,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.