# infield

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪnfiːld/ · frequency rank #28,595

## Definitions
1. The area inside a racetrack or running track.
2. A constrained scope or area.
3. An area to cultivate: a field
4. The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
5. (as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) Of an event, happening in the infield.
6. The region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.

## Etymology
From in- + field.

## Easily confused with
- **infill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infield-vs-infill)
- **infielder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infield-vs-infielder)
- **infidel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infidel-vs-infield)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ifnield`, `infeild`, `inffield`, `infiedl`, `infieldd`, `infielld`, `infiled`, `inifeld`, `innfield`, `nifield`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/infield