Which to use
“infección” and “infracción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,547
- “infección” frequency rank
- #10,355
- “infracción” frequency rank
- 16902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infección | infracción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de infectar o de infectarse. | Quebrantamiento o transgresión de una norma o ley. |
Where the eye mixes infección and infracción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. infección runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against infracción's 10 (VCCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infección and infracción
A purely visual mix-up. infección ([ĩɱfekˈsjõn]) and infracción ([ĩɱfɾakˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infección is recorded at frequency rank #6,547, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱfekˈsjõn]. infracción is at rank #10,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱfɾakˈsjõn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16902, this pair ranks #274,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of infección vs infracción
Shared letters: cfinó. Private to "infección": e. Private to "infracción": ar.
"infección" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "infracción" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infección" for "infracción" ever safe?
Which is more common, "infección" or "infracción"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "infección" and "infracción" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infracción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infección" and "infracción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infección vs infecciosa". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.