Which to use
“inbox” and “info” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,769
- “inbox” frequency rank
- #2,489
- “info” frequency rank
- 17258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inbox | info |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A container in which papers to be dealt with are put. | information. |
Where the eye mixes inbox and info
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. inbox runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against info's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses inbox with info
A purely visual mix-up. inbox (/ˈɪnbɒks/) and info (/ˈɪnfəʊ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inbox is recorded at frequency rank #14,769, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪnbɒks/. info is at rank #2,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɪnfəʊ/.
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 17258, this pair ranks #452,622 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inbox vs info
Shared letters: ino. Private to "inbox": bx. Private to "info": f.
"inbox" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "info" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inbox" and "info" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "inbox" vs "info" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "inbox" and "info" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inbox" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "info" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #452,622 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inbox" and "info" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "info vs inna". 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
Confusion rank #452,622 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.