Which to use
“infecte” and “intacte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,305
- “infecte” frequency rank
- #16,157
- “intacte” frequency rank
- 49462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infecte | intacte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de infect. | Féminin singulier de intact. |
Where the eye mixes infecte and intacte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. infecte and intacte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between infecte and intacte
A purely visual mix-up. infecte (\ɛ̃.fɛkt\) and intacte (\ɛ̃.takt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49462, 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\. intacte is at rank #16,157, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.takt\.
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 49462, this pair ranks #170,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infecte vs intacte
Shared letters: ceint. Private to "infecte": f. Private to "intacte": a.
"infecte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "intacte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infecte" and "intacte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "infecte" or "intacte"?
After this comparison
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 "intacte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infecte" and "intacte" 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 #170,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.