infringed

verb

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"infringed" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“infringed” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,882
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of infringe

Corpus desk

Index EN-infringed · infringed · English

infringed · rank #27,882 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,882
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH informatics

Nearest frequency peer: informatics (-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 “infringed”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “infringed” 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).

infringed vs infringe
89% similar

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

Key facts for infringed
PropertyValue
Headwordinfringed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,882
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “infringed”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).infringedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “informatics” (#27,881), “inhaling” (#27,883), “innumerable” (#27,884). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “infringed” is #27,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around infringed, averb. Corpus frequency is #27,882 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of infringe".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for infringed, with forms such as "ifnringed", "inffringed", and "infirnged". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "infringe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is infringed, spelled I-N-F-R-I-N-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of infringe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. An extraordinary sequence of infringed regulations preceded and followed a collision near Lunan Bay, south of Montrose, on the morning of September 2, 1958, [...]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnringed
  • inffringed
  • infirnged
  • infrigned
  • infrinegd
  • infringde
  • infringedd
  • infringged
  • infrinnged
  • infrniged
  • infrringed
  • innfringed
  • inrfinged
  • nifringed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ifnringed2inffringed1infirnged2infrigned2infrinegd2infringde2infringedd1infringged1
Edit distance from "infringed"

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 "infringed"?
"infringed" is spelled I-N-F-R-I-N-G-E-D.
What does "infringed" mean?
As a verb, "infringed" means: simple past and past participle of infringe
What words are commonly confused with "infringed"?
"infringed" is commonly confused with "infringe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "infringed" come from?
"infringed" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

incurable#27,879incessant#27,877invariant#27,888jailbreak#27,890

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ionization14 variantsGuildford14 variantsgroupings14 variantsgrasshopper14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list