infection
French, noun/ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃/
infection is spelled I-N-F-E-C-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,181st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infection is a French feminine noun meaning “infection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Décomposition organique produite par des germes infectieux”.
What does infection mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinfection
- 2
feminineinformalstench, stink
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Décomposition organique produite par des germes infectieux. 2. Grande puanteur. 3. Contamination par un agent pathogène. 4. Contamination par un logiciel indésirable ou nuisible.
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 infection
- infections plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infection?
- /ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infection
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infection in French?
infection appears 11 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).