Which to use
“infectées” is an adjective and “infecter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,997
- “infectées” frequency rank
- #34,134
- “infecter” frequency rank
- 63131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infectées | infecter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de infecté. | Gâter, inoculer des germes contagieux. |
Same sound, different letters: infectées vs infecter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. infectées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against infecter's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - infectées and infecter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: infectées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infectées is recorded at frequency rank #28,997, 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 63131, this pair ranks #83,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infectées vs infecter
Shared letters: cefint. Private to "infectées": sé. Private to "infecter": r.
"infectées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "infecter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infecter ← ifnecter · inefcter · infceter · infeccter · infecetr · infecterr · infectre · infectter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infectées" and "infecter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "infectées" or "infecter"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "infectées" / "infecter". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "infectées" 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 #83,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infectées" 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 #83,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.