Which to use
“infectée” is an adjective and “infecter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,484
- “infectée” frequency rank
- #34,134
- “infecter” frequency rank
- 61618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infectée | infecter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de infecté. | Gâter, inoculer des germes contagieux. |
Same sound, different letters: infectée vs infecter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. infectée (VCCVCCVV) and infecter (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: infectée vs infecter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: infectée and infecter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.fɛk.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infectée is recorded at frequency rank #27,484, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɛk.te\. infecter is at rank #34,134, tagged as averb, 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 61618, this pair ranks #91,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infectée vs infecter
Shared letters: cefint. Private to "infectée": é. Private to "infecter": r.
"infectée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "infecter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infecter ← ifnecter · inefcter · infceter · infeccter · infecetr · infecterr · infectre · infectter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infectée" and "infecter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "infectée" or "infecter"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "infectée" / "infecter". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "infectée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infecter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infectée" and "infecter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infecter 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 #91,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.