how to pronounce infection

/ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃/

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infection is pronounced in three syllables

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ɛ̃

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ɔ̃

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An example use of infection in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… les conséquences de cette infection est …”

meanings of infection

noun:

Stench, stink.
Infection.

infection frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word infection occurs in french on average 6.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.