Which to use
“infecter” and “intenter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,134
- “infecter” frequency rank
- #36,005
- “intenter” frequency rank
- 70139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infecter | intenter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gâter, inoculer des germes contagieux. | Diriger contre quelqu’un un procès, une accusation. Il n’est usité que dans ces phrases, |
Where the eye mixes infecter and intenter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. infecter and intenter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: infecter vs intenter
A purely visual mix-up. infecter (\ɛ̃.fɛk.te\) and intenter (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\) 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 70139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infecter is recorded at frequency rank #34,134, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɛk.te\. intenter is at rank #36,005, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.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 70139, this pair ranks #52,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infecter vs intenter
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "infecter": cf. Private to "intenter": -.
"infecter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intenter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infecter" and "intenter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "infecter" or "intenter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "infecter" and "intenter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infecter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infecter" and "intenter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intenter vs inventes". 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 #52,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.