infeccioso

/ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/

//ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“infeccioso” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,369 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,369
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que pode causar infecção

Key facts for infeccioso
PropertyValue
Headwordinfeccioso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “infeccioso” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). infeccioso lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infeccioso is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,369 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for infeccioso, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is infeccioso, spelled I-N-F-E-C-C-I-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pode causar infecção
  2. 2
    que resulta de infecção

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infeccioso"?
"infeccioso" is spelled I-N-F-E-C-C-I-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/.
What does "infeccioso" mean?
As an adjective, "infeccioso" means: que pode causar infecção
How do you pronounce "infeccioso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infeccioso" is /ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infeccioso" come from?
"infeccioso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “infeccioso”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-F-E-C-C-I-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.fɛ.ˈksjo.zu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list