infarctus

\ɛ̃.faʁk.tys\

/\ɛ̃.faʁk.tys\/ noun

The verdict

“infarctus” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,871
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lésion nécrotique de certains tissus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-infarctus · infarctus · French

infarctus · rank #19,871 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,871
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inexistante

Nearest frequency peer: inexistante (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « infarctus »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « infarctus » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infarctus
PropertyValue
Headwordinfarctus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.faʁk.tys\
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,871
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « infarctus »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).infarctusse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « inexistante » (#19,870), « individualisme » (#19,869), « infernal » (#19,873). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « infarctus » est au #19,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around infarctus (IPA \ɛ̃.faʁk.tys\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,871 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lésion nécrotique de certains tissus.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for infarctus, with forms such as "ifnarctus", "inafrctus", and "infacrtus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is infarctus, spelled I-N-F-A-R-C-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lésion nécrotique de certains tissus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how infarctus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Excusez mon retard. Il est dû (vous ne le devineriez jamais) à un… infarctus du myocarde (ce fameux infarctus à la mode) que rien ne laissait prévoir, qu’aucune fatigue n’annonçait et dont je suis en train de me remettre au bout de ce mois de mars passé dans une clinique toulousaine.
  2. Imaginez qu’une injection permette de reconstituer du tissu myocardique en quelques heures, on sauverait quatre-vingt-dix pour cent des infarctus…

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnarctus
  • inafrctus
  • infacrtus
  • infarcctus
  • infarctsu
  • infarcttus
  • infarctuss
  • infarcuts
  • infarrctus
  • infartcus
  • inffarctus
  • infractus
  • innfarctus
  • nifarctus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infarctus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ifnarctus2inafrctus2infacrtus2infarcctus1infarctsu2infarcttus1infarctuss1infarcuts2
Edit distance from "infarctus"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infarctus"?
"infarctus" is spelled I-N-F-A-R-C-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.faʁk.tys\.
What does "infarctus" mean?
As a noun, "infarctus" means: Lésion nécrotique de certains tissus.
What are common misspellings of "infarctus"?
Common misspellings include "ifnarctus", "inafrctus", "infacrtus", "infarcctus", "infarctsu". The correct spelling is "infarctus".
How do you pronounce "infarctus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infarctus" is \ɛ̃.faʁk.tys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infarctus" come from?
"infarctus" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list