Which to use
“Indra” is a name and “infra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,354
- “Indra” frequency rank
- #32,864
- “infra” frequency rank
- 68218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Indra | infra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The supreme deity in Vedism and the god of war and weather; also King of the Gods or Devas and Lord of Heaven or Svargaloka in Hinduism. | Discussed later. |
Letter map: Indra vs infra
Shared letters muted; letters that set Indra and infra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Indra and infra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: Indra vs infra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Indra is aname and infraanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “Indra” becomes f in “infra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Indra is recorded at frequency rank #35,354, classified as aname. infra is at rank #32,864, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈɪn.fɹə/.
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 68218, this pair ranks #59,880 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Indra vs infra
Shared letters: ainr. Private to "Indra": d. Private to "infra": f.
"Indra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "infra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Indra" for "infra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Indra" or "infra"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Indra" vs "infra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Indra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,880 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Indra" and "infra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indra 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 #59,880 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.