infection
Definitions
Noun
- The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
- Moral corruption or contamination
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
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Spelled Like
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "infection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | infection | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | infections | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | disinfection | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "infection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | impression | 3 | 45 |
| 2 | intention | 3 | 36 |
| 3 | imitation | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | invention | 3 | 20 |
| 5 | intuition | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | litigation | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | limitation | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | inhuman | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | injection | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | innovation | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | irritation | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | inception | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | induction | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | inflation | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | dilatation | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | dissolution | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | divination | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | inclusion | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | intrusion | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | irrigation | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | visitation | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | diminution | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | infusion | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | ingestion | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | intestine | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | mitigation | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | origination | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | bifurcation | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | disillusion | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | dissertation | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | dissipation | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | figuration | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | fitzgibbon | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | implosion | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | imprison | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | interurban | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | iteration | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | minnesotan | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | nicaraguan | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | pygmalion | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | titillation | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | villanovan | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "infection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inspection | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | infectious | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | interaction | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | injection | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | inaction | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | infections | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | inflections | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | inflection | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | infliction | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | inspections | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | infestation | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | infraction | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | infarction | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | infect | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | infecting | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | disinfection | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | injections | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | confection | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | infractions | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | confections | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "infection" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | infection or | 1 | 3 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "infection" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "infection" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | viral | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "infection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 42
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Deadly fungus in US threatens lives as infection rates rise in These seven states | World News
Jun 16, 2025 Hindustan Times
Jun 16, 2025 Hindustan Times
Bacterial infection kills a teen boy within days: Symptoms, causes of the fast-moving illness
Jun 17, 2025 Times of India
Jun 17, 2025 Times of India