infecta

/[ĩɱˈfekt̪a]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,978

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

infecta is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de infectar. Pronounced [ĩɱˈfekt̪a]. Often confused with intenta and insecto.

Key facts for infecta
PropertyValue
Headwordinfecta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩɱˈfekt̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,978
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of infecta in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for infecta is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩɱˈfekt̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,978 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for infecta, with forms such as "ifnecta", "inefcta", and "infceta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "intenta", "insecto", "inventa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is infecta, spelled I-N-F-E-C-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de infectar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de infectar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifnecta,inefcta,infceta,infecat,infeccta,infectta,infetca,inffecta,innfecta,nifecta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for infecta

Misspelling Variants of "infecta"

ifnecta7inefcta7infceta7infecat7infeccta8infectta8infetca7inffecta8
Misspelling Variants of "infecta"

Frequency rank: #41,978 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infecta"?
"infecta" is spelled I-N-F-E-C-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱˈfekt̪a].
What does "infecta" mean?
As a verb, "infecta" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de infectar.
What words are commonly confused with "infecta"?
"infecta" is commonly confused with "intenta", "insecto", "inventa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infecta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infecta" is [ĩɱˈfekt̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infecta" come from?
"infecta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.