infiltrent

\ɛ̃.filtʁ\

/\ɛ̃.filtʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“infiltrent” is uncommon French (frequency #55,366 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,366
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de infiltrer.

Key facts for infiltrent
PropertyValue
Headwordinfiltrent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.filtʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,366
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “infiltrent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). infiltrent lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infiltrent is uncommon French at frequency #55,366 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.filtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for infiltrent in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is infiltrent, spelled I-N-F-I-L-T-R-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de infiltrer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de infiltrer.

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 "infiltrent"?
"infiltrent" is spelled I-N-F-I-L-T-R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.filtʁ\.
What does "infiltrent" mean?
As a verb, "infiltrent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de infiltrer.
How do you pronounce "infiltrent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infiltrent" is \ɛ̃.filtʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infiltrent" come from?
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Using “infiltrent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-F-I-L-T-R-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.filtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list