Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infested

/ˌɪnfˈɛstɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: in-fest-ed
IPA: /ˌɪnfˈɛstɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of infest

adj

that has undergone an infestation

Inflected Forms

more infested (comparative) most infested (superlative)

Derived Forms

noninfested uninfested

Phrases

shark-infested

Rhymes With

suggested arrested tested requested protested vested attested molested crested untested uncontested bested

Questions

How do you pronounce infested?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnfˈɛstɪd/.
What does infested mean?: simple past and past participle of infest

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