Which to use
“incursion” and “infusion” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,009
- “incursion” frequency rank
- #26,055
- “infusion” frequency rank
- 51064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incursion | infusion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Brusque irruption de gens de guerre sur un territoire ennemi. | Action d’infuser. |
Where the eye mixes incursion and infusion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: incursion vs infusion
A purely visual mix-up. incursion (\ɛ̃.kyʁ.sjɔ̃\) and infusion (\ɛ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incursion is recorded at frequency rank #25,009, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.kyʁ.sjɔ̃\. infusion is at rank #26,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.fy.zjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51064, this pair ranks #157,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incursion vs infusion
Shared letters: inosu. Private to "incursion": cr. Private to "infusion": f.
"incursion" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "infusion" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incursion" for "infusion" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incursion" vs "infusion" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incursion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infusion" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incursion" and "infusion" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incision vs infusion". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #157,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.