infestation

\ɛ̃.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“infestation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,993. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,993
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’infester.

Corpus desk

Index FR-infestation · infestation · French

infestation · rank #43,993 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,993
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH infantiles

Nearest frequency peer: infantiles (-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 « infestation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « infestation » 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 infestation
PropertyValue
Headwordinfestation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,993
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « infestation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).infestationse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « infantiles » (#43,992), « induisent » (#43,991), « infructueuse » (#43,995). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « infestation » est au #43,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around infestation (IPA \ɛ̃.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,993 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for infestation, with forms such as "ifnestation", "inefstation", and "infesattion". 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is infestation, spelled I-N-F-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’infester.
  2. 2
    Envahissement d’un organisme vivant par un parasite non microbien.
  3. 3
    (par confusion avec infection) Envahissement d'un organisme vivant par des microbes.
  4. 4
    Contamination et envahissement par des parasites ou des adventices.
  5. 5
    Hantement d’une maison, d’un lieu, d’un objet ou d’un animal par le diable ou ses démons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le grand avantage du D.D. dans les cultures maraîchères semble être que l’on peut traiter à des doses élevées qui permettent d’obtenir des pépinières bien désinfectées, ce qui empêche une infestation des planches saines par transplantation de plantules déjà infectées.
  2. En présence de parcelles présentant une infestation de camomilles développées avant le semis, il est conseillé de traiter la parcelle au glyphosate ce qui évitera des doses plus élevées ou des mélanges plus coûteux en postlevée du maïs.

This word in other languages

infestation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnestation
  • inefstation
  • infesattion
  • infesstation
  • infestaiton
  • infestatino
  • infestationn
  • infestatoin
  • infestattion
  • infesttaion
  • infesttation
  • infetsation
  • inffestation
  • infsetation
  • innfestation
  • nifestation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infestation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnestation2inefstation2infesattion2infesstation1infestaiton2infestatino2infestationn1infestatoin2
Edit distance from "infestation"

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 "infestation"?
"infestation" is spelled I-N-F-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "infestation" mean?
As a noun, "infestation" means: Action d’infester.
What are common misspellings of "infestation"?
Common misspellings include "ifnestation", "inefstation", "infesattion", "infesstation", "infestaiton". The correct spelling is "infestation".
How do you pronounce "infestation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infestation" is \ɛ̃.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infestation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

innovateurs#43,997impositions#43,985impersonnel#43,984laborieuses#44,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

infructueuse16 variantsexterminés16 variantsenrôlement16 variantsencouragées16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list