How do you pronounce "infected"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/ (in-FEHKT-id). In British English: /ɪnfˈɛktɪd/ (inf-EHKT-id). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/ (in-FEHKT-id). In Australian English: /ɪnfˈɛktɪd/ (inf-EHKT-id).

Is "infected" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/ (in-FEHKT-id), while in British English it's /ɪnfˈɛktɪd/ (inf-EHKT-id).

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infected

/ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd/

in-FEHKT-id

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ɪnin·fɛktfect·ɪded

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