infuser

\ɛ̃.fy.ze\

/\ɛ̃.fy.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“infuser” is uncommon French (frequency #51,544 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,544
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Placer un aliment dans un liquide, généralement bouillant, pour en extraire les principes solubles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-infuser · infuser · French

infuser · rank #51,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,544
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH infect

Nearest frequency peer: infect (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “infuser”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “infuser” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infuser
PropertyValue
Headwordinfuser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.fy.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “infuser” 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). infuser 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

infuser is uncommon French at frequency #51,544 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.fy.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for infuser, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is infuser, spelled I-N-F-U-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Placer un aliment dans un liquide, généralement bouillant, pour en extraire les principes solubles.
  2. 2
    Faire pénétrer un liquide dans un corps.
  3. 3
    Pénétrer, faire pénétrer.
  4. 4
    Transfuser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les médecins prescrivaient leurs ordonnances en mauvais latin et y faisaient entrer par routine une multitude de drogues simples ou composées que l’apothicaire infusait, décoctait, triturait, pulvérisait et mélangeait de mille manières à l’aide de mille procédés minutieux.
  2. La Fable raconte que Médée infusa un sang nouveau dans le corps d’Éson.

Synonyms

décocter

This word in other languages

infuse(English)ziehen(Deutsch)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infuser"?
"infuser" is spelled I-N-F-U-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fy.ze\.
What does "infuser" mean?
As a verb, "infuser" means: Placer un aliment dans un liquide, généralement bouillant, pour en extraire les principes solubles.
How do you pronounce "infuser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infuser" is \ɛ̃.fy.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infuser" come from?
"infuser" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list