infuse
/ɪnˈfjuz/verb
infuse is spelled I-N-F-U-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, infuse means “To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in infuse?
| Letters | 6: I-N-F-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is infuse?
Infuse appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce infuse?
- /ɪnˈfjuz/
Infuse has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-infuse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of infuse
- infuses present, singular, he/she/it
- infusing participle, present
- infused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infuse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
- 2
To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
- 3
To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).
- 4
To instill as a quality.
- 5
To undergo infusion.
Let it infuse for five minutes.
- 6
To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.
- 7
obsoleteTo pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infuse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | infundir , embeber, mergulhar |
| Spanish | infundir , infusionar |
| French | infuser |
| German | ziehen lassen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does infuse come from?
From Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, from infundo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).