Infection in Spanish
Infection in Spanish is infección (een-fehk-SYOHN). It's feminine: la infección.
- Spanish
- la infección
- Say it
- lah een-fehk-SYOHN
- Gender
- Feminine: la infección
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Spanish illness and injury names
The other words in step 3 of Illnesses and Symptoms in Spanish.
- el resfriadocold (illness) · el rehs-FRYAH-doh
- la gripeflu · lah GREE-peh
- la alergiaallergy · lah ah-LEHR-hyah
- el asmaasthma · el AHS-mah
- la diabetesdiabetes · lah dyah-BEH-tehs
- la migrañamigraine · lah mee-GRAH-nyah
- el esguincesprain · el ehs-GEEN-seh
- la fracturafracture · lah frahk-TOO-rah
- la quemaduraburn (injury) · lah keh-mah-DOO-rah
Questions about infección
How do you say infection in Spanish?
Infection in Spanish is la infección.
How do you pronounce infección?
Say it een-fehk-SYOHN. The syllable in capitals is stressed: SYOHN. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is infección masculine or feminine in Spanish?
infección is feminine, so it takes la: la infección.
What does infección mean in English?
In English, la infección means infection.
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