infiltrer

/\ɛ̃.fil.tʁe\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,046

in French word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

infiltrer is aFrenchverb. It means: Pénétrer dans le sol ou dans des roches poreuses, en parlant de l’eau. Pronounced \ɛ̃.fil.tʁe\. Often confused with infiltrés and infiltre.

Key facts for infiltrer
PropertyValue
Headwordinfiltrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.fil.tʁe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,046
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of infiltrer in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for infiltrer is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.fil.tʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,046 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for infiltrer, with forms such as "ifniltrer", "inffiltrer", and "infilltrer". 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.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "infiltrés", "infiltre", "infiltrée", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is infiltrer, spelled I-N-F-I-L-T-R-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pénétrer dans le sol ou dans des roches poreuses, en parlant de l’eau.
  2. 2
    Pénétrer par des interstices ou des fissures, en parlant d’un fluide quelconque (gaz, huile, etc.).
  3. 3
    Pénétrer et s’amasser dans un tissu quelconque.
  4. 4
    Se diffuser dans un ensemble.
  5. 5
    S'introduire dans un groupe (bande, communauté, cartel, ...) par le biais d'un agent - appelé taupe - pour y collecter des informations directes afin de cerner son activité.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifniltrer,inffiltrer,infilltrer,infilrter,infilterr,infiltrerr,infiltrre,infiltrrer,infilttrer,infitlrer,inflitrer,inifltrer,innfiltrer,nifiltrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for infiltrer

Misspelling Variants of "infiltrer"

ifniltrer9inffiltrer10infilltrer10infilrter9infilterr9infiltrerr10infiltrre9infiltrrer10
Misspelling Variants of "infiltrer"

Frequency rank: #21,046 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infiltrer"?
"infiltrer" is spelled I-N-F-I-L-T-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fil.tʁe\.
What does "infiltrer" mean?
As a verb, "infiltrer" means: Pénétrer dans le sol ou dans des roches poreuses, en parlant de l’eau.
What words are commonly confused with "infiltrer"?
"infiltrer" is commonly confused with "infiltrés", "infiltre", "infiltrée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infiltrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infiltrer" is \ɛ̃.fil.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infiltrer" come from?
"infiltrer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.