infiel

/ĩ.ˈfjɛɫ/

//ĩ.ˈfjɛɫ// adj

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The verdict

“infiel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #22,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,692
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não tem fidelidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-infiel · infiel · Portuguese

infiel · rank #22,692 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #22,692
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH ioga

Nearest frequency peer: ioga (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “infiel”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “infiel” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

infiel vs Indie
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for infiel
PropertyValue
Headwordinfiel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.ˈfjɛɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#22,692
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “infiel”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).infielcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ioga” (#22,695), “indecente” (#22,688), “irado” (#22,696). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “infiel” fica em #22,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around infiel (IPA /ĩ.ˈfjɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,692 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for infiel, with forms such as "ifniel", "infeil", and "inffiel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Indie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is infiel, spelled I-N-F-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não tem fidelidade
  2. 2
    que trai a confiança de alguém
  3. 3
    desleal
  4. 4
    traidor
  5. 5
    que não cumpre os compromissos assumidos
  6. 6
    inexato

Antonyms

fiel

This word in other languages

unfaithful(English)infidèle(Français)untreu(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifniel
  • infeil
  • inffiel
  • infiell
  • infile
  • inifel
  • innfiel
  • nifiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infiel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ifniel2infeil2inffiel1infiell1infile2inifel2innfiel1nifiel2
Edit distance from "infiel"

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 "infiel"?
"infiel" is spelled I-N-F-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ˈfjɛɫ/.
What does "infiel" mean?
As an adjective, "infiel" means: que não tem fidelidade
What words are commonly confused with "infiel"?
"infiel" is commonly confused with "Indie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infiel" is /ĩ.ˈfjɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infiel" come from?
"infiel" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infiel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

eugenia8 variantsdedução8 variantsdecote8 variantsdanado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list