InfovsInfosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Info” and “Infos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,970
“Info” frequency rank
#2,304
“Infos” frequency rank
5274
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Info Infos
Definition Information/Mitteilung über etwas Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Info

Where the eye mixes Info and Infos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Info
5 ch
Infos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Info ([ˈɪnfo]) and Infos ([ˈɪnfos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Info” sits inside “Infos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Info is recorded at frequency rank #2,970, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪnfo]. Infos is at rank #2,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪnfos].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 5274, this pair ranks #1,995,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Info vs Infos

Shared letters: fino. Private to "Info": -. Private to "Infos": s.

"Info" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Infos" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Infoifno · inffo · innfo · inof · nifo
  • Infosifnos · inffos · infoss · infso · innfos · inofs · nifos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Info" and "Infos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɪnfo] versus [ˈɪnfos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Info" or "Infos"?
"Infos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,304 in our German list, against #2,970 for "Info". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Info" and "Infos". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Info" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Infos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,995,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Info" and "Infos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Info vs ink". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list