Which to use
“infecte” and “infectée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,305
- “infecte” frequency rank
- #27,484
- “infectée” frequency rank
- 60789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infecte | infectée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de infect. | Féminin singulier de infecté. |
Where the eye mixes infecte and infectée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infecte runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against infectée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infecte vs infectée
A purely visual mix-up. infecte (\ɛ̃.fɛkt\) and infectée (\ɛ̃.fɛk.te\) 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 60789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infecte is recorded at frequency rank #33,305, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɛkt\. infectée is at rank #27,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɛk.te\.
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 60789, this pair ranks #95,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infecte vs infectée
Shared letters: cefint. Private to "infecte": -. Private to "infectée": é.
"infecte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "infectée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- infecte ← ifnecte · inefcte · infcete · infeccte · infecet · infectte · infetce · inffecte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infecte" and "infectée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "infecte" vs "infectée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infecte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infectée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infecte" and "infectée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infecte vs injectée". 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 #95,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.