# info vs init

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### info
*noun · IPA /ˈɪnfəʊ/ · frequency rank #2,489*
information.

### init
*noun · IPA /ˈɪn.ɪt/ · frequency rank #39,860*
Clipping of initialization.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/info-vs-init