Which to use
“infiziert” is an adjective and “injiziert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,262
- “infiziert” frequency rank
- #36,420
- “injiziert” frequency rank
- 47682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infiziert | injiziert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas Krankheitserregendem in Kontakt gekommen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs injizieren |
Where the eye mixes infiziert and injiziert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. infiziert and injiziert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses infiziert with injiziert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infiziert is [ɪnfiˈt͡siːɐ̯t] while injiziert is [ɪnjiˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - f in “infiziert” becomes j in “injiziert”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47682, 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]. injiziert is at rank #36,420, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɪnjiˈt͡siːɐ̯t].
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 47682, this pair ranks #1,275,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infiziert vs injiziert
Shared letters: einrtz. Private to "infiziert": f. Private to "injiziert": j.
"infiziert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC · "injiziert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infiziert" for "injiziert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infiziert" vs "injiziert" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "infiziert" and "injiziert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infiziert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "injiziert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,275,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infiziert" and "injiziert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "injiziert 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 #1,275,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.