infarction

/ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/

//ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən// noun

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"infarction" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“infarction” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,355
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process which causes an infarct.

Corpus desk

Index EN-infarction · infarction · English

infarction · rank #35,355 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,355
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Indra

Nearest frequency peer: Indra (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “infarction”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “infarction” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

infarction vs infection
80% similar
infarction vs infraction
80% similar
infarction vs inflection
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for infarction
PropertyValue
Headwordinfarction
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,355
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “infarction”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).infarctionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Indra” (#35,354), “indigestion” (#35,353), “implore” (#35,351). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “infarction” is #35,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around infarction (IPA /ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,355 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for infarction, with forms such as "ifnarction", "inafrction", and "infacrtion". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "infection", "infraction", "inflection", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion. The correct English form is infarction, spelled I-N-F-A-R-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process which causes an infarct.
  2. 2
    An infarct (an area of ischemic necrosis).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how infarction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But we can no longer regard the mere fact of these diffuse condensations of the lung becoming yellow and caseous as an evidence of their tuberculous nature, especially since the pathological anatomists, and among them Virchow, have shown that formations of the most different kind, having not the slightest connection with tubercule— as, for example, old ca…
  2. Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion.

This word in other languages

infarctus(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnarction
  • inafrction
  • infacrtion
  • infarcction
  • infarciton
  • infarcsion
  • infarctino
  • infarctionn
  • infarctoin
  • infarcttion
  • infarrction
  • infartcion
  • inffarction
  • innfarction
  • nifarction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infarction - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnarction2inafrction2infacrtion2infarcction1infarciton2infarcsion1infarctino2infarctionn1
Edit distance from "infarction"

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 "infarction"?
"infarction" is spelled I-N-F-A-R-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/.
What does "infarction" mean?
As a noun, "infarction" means: The process which causes an infarct.
What words are commonly confused with "infarction"?
"infarction" is commonly confused with "infection", "infraction", "inflection". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infarction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infarction" is /ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/. 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 "infarction"?
Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infarction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

parametric15 variantsprogenitor15 variantsrepurposed15 variantsshouldered15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list