# infrastructure

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ · frequency rank #3,240

## Definitions
1. An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
2. The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.

## Easily confused with
- **infrastructural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infrastructural-vs-infrastructure)

## Common misspellings (22)
`ifnrastructure`, `infarstructure`, `inffrastructure`, `infrasrtucture`, `infrasstructure`, `infrastrcuture`, `infrastrructure`, `infrastruccture`, `infrastructrue`, `infrastructture`, `infrastructuer`, `infrastructurre`, `infrastrucutre`, `infrastrutcure`, `infrasttructure`, `infrasturcture`, `infratsructure`, `infrrastructure`, `infrsatructure`, `innfrastructure`, `inrfastructure`, `nifrastructure`

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