# infected vs inferred

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### infected
*verb · frequency rank #5,803*
simple past and past participle of infect

### inferred
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈfɜːd/ · frequency rank #24,794*
simple past and past participle of infer

## Source
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