infected

Questions about infected

What does infected mean?

infected means "containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms".

How many syllables are in infected?

infected has 3 syllables: in-fec-ted. The stress falls on "fec". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/.

What is another word for infected?

Close synonyms include septic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is infected a common word?

infected is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with infected?

6 words rhyme with infected. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.