Which to use
“infecta” and “infectado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,978
- “infecta” frequency rank
- #21,025
- “infectado” frequency rank
- 63003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infecta | infectado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de infectar. | Participio de infectar. |
Where the eye mixes infecta and infectado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infecta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against infectado's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infecta vs infectado
A purely visual mix-up. infecta ([ĩɱˈfekt̪a]) and infectado ([ĩɱfekˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “infecta” sits inside “infectado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infecta is recorded at frequency rank #41,978, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfekt̪a]. infectado is at rank #21,025, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱfekˈt̪að̞o].
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 63003, this pair ranks #50,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infecta vs infectado
Shared letters: acefint. Private to "infecta": -. Private to "infectado": do.
"infecta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "infectado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infecta" and "infectado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "infecta" vs "infectado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "infecta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infectado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infecta" and "infectado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infecta vs inyecta". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #50,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.