Which to use
“indented” is an adjective and “infected” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,269
- “indented” frequency rank
- #5,803
- “infected” frequency rank
- 50072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indented | infected |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in. | simple past and past participle of infect |
Letter map: indented vs infected
Shared letters muted; letters that set indented and infected apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. indented and infected follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: indented vs infected
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: indented is anadjective and infectedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indented is recorded at frequency rank #44,269, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɪnˈdɛntɪd/. infected is at rank #5,803, tagged as averb.
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 50072, this pair ranks #177,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indented vs infected
Shared letters: deint. Private to "indented": -. Private to "infected": cf.
"indented" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "infected" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indented" for "infected" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "indented" or "infected" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "indented" and "infected".
- Full dictionary entry for "indented" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infected" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indented" and "infected" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indented vs indentured". 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 #177,617 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.