infect
French, adjective/ɛ̃.fɛkt/
infect is spelled I-N-F-E-C-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 51,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infect is a French adjective meaning “vile, loathsome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui dégage une mauvaise odeur par suite de corruption”.
What does infect mean in English?
adjective
- 1
vile, loathsome
- 2
revolting, disgusting
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dégage une mauvaise odeur par suite de corruption. 2. Sale, dégoutant. 3. Odieux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of infect
- infecte feminine
- infects masculine plural
- infectes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infect?
- /ɛ̃.fɛkt/
- \ɛ̃.fɛkt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infect
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infect in French?
infect appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).