Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infected

/ˌɪnfˈɛktɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: in-fect-ed
IPA: /ˌɪnfˈɛktɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of infect

adj

Having an infection.

noun

One who has an infection.

Example Sentences

"Slowly, the strange alien virus infected the whole town."
"The infected bodies were hastily piled up and burned."
"I = the number of infecteds, the people who are currently sick"
"Some infecteds tried to pick their way through the debris, but shards of brick cut their bare feet."

Inflected Forms

more infected (comparative) most infected (superlative) infecteds (plural)

Derived Forms

coinfected hyperinfected infectedness monoinfected noninfected preinfected transinfected uninfected

Phrases

infected abortion

Synonyms

septic

Rhymes With

connected selected affected protected rejected unexpected suspected reflected respected subjected disconnected inspected

Questions

How do you pronounce infected?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnfˈɛktɪd/.
What does infected mean?: simple past and past participle of infect

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