infecte

[ĩɱˈfekt̪e]

/[ĩɱˈfekt̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“infecte” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,081 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,081
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de infectar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-infecte · infecte · Spanish

infecte · rank #81,081 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,081
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH infestados

Nearest frequency peer: infestados (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “infecte”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “infecte” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infecte
PropertyValue
Headwordinfecte
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩɱˈfekt̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,081
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “infecte” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.infectecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “infestados” (#81,082), “inductiva” (#81,078), “indoloro” (#81,077). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “infecte” va en #81,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infecte is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,081 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩɱˈfekt̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

infecte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is infecte, spelled I-N-F-E-C-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de infectar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de infectar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de infectar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infecte"?
"infecte" is spelled I-N-F-E-C-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱˈfekt̪e].
What does "infecte" mean?
As a verb, "infecte" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de infectar.
How do you pronounce "infecte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infecte" is [ĩɱˈfekt̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infecte" come from?
"infecte" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

insulso#81,088lavaban#81,123lechoso#81,126guiarán#81,030

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list