Which to use
“information” and “informations” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #357
- “information” frequency rank
- #42,204
- “informations” frequency rank
- 42561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | information | informations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity. | plural of information |
Letter map: information vs informations
Shared letters muted; letters that set information and informations apart highlighted. Shared run: 11.
Pair insight - information / informations
information and informations are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “information” sits inside “informations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
information is recorded at frequency rank #357, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩/. informations is at rank #42,204, tagged as anoun.
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 42561, this pair ranks #248,068 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of information vs informations
Shared letters: afimnort. Private to "information": -. Private to "informations": s.
"information" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC · "informations" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- information ← ifnormation · infformation · infomration · inforamtion · informaiton · informasion · informatino · informationn
- informations ← ifnormations · infformations · infomrations · inforamtions · informaitons · informatinos · informationns · informationss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "information" for "informations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "information" vs "informations" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "information" and "informations".
- Full dictionary entry for "information" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,068 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "information" and "informations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informatics vs informations". 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 #248,068 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.