infanticide

/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/

//ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd// noun

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"infanticide" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“infanticide” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,707. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,707
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The murder of an infant.

Key facts for infanticide
PropertyValue
Headwordinfanticide
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,707
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “infanticide” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). infanticide lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around infanticide (IPA /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,707 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for infanticide, with forms such as "ifnanticide", "inafnticide", and "infanitcide". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide. The correct English form is infanticide, spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-C-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The murder of an infant.
  2. 2
    The murder of a child by a parent; filicide.
  3. 3
    The criminal offence of killing of a newborn, committed by its mother while psychologically disturbed by the effects of childbirth or lactation, not regarded as murder.
  4. 4
    The killing of a young, immature animal by a mature adult of the same species.

Etymology

From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide.

This word in other languages

infanticidio(Español)infanticide(Français)Infantizid(Deutsch)infanticídio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnanticide
  • inafnticide
  • infanitcide
  • infannticide
  • infantciide
  • infanticcide
  • infanticdie
  • infanticidde
  • infanticied
  • infantiicde
  • infantticide
  • infatnicide
  • inffanticide
  • infnaticide
  • innfanticide
  • nifanticide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infanticide - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ifnanticide2inafnticide2infanitcide2infannticide1infantciide2infanticcide1infanticdie2infanticidde1
Edit distance from "infanticide"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infanticide"?
"infanticide" is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-C-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/.
What does "infanticide" mean?
As a noun, "infanticide" means: The murder of an infant.
What are common misspellings of "infanticide"?
Common misspellings include "ifnanticide", "inafnticide", "infanitcide", "infannticide", "infantciide". The correct spelling is "infanticide".
How do you pronounce "infanticide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infanticide" is /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "infanticide"?
From French infanticide, from Latin īnfanticīdium. By surface analysis, infant + -i- + -cide. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “infanticide”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-F-A-N-T-I-C-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list