# infinite

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪnfᵻnɪt/ · frequency rank #5,507

## Definitions
1. Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
2. Boundless, endless, without end or limits; innumerable.
3. Infinitely many.
4. Greater than any positive quantity or magnitude; limitless.
5. Having infinitely many elements.
6. Not limited by person or number.
7. Capable of endless repetition; said of certain forms of the canon, also called perpetual fugues, constructed so that their ends lead to their beginnings.

## Etymology
From Middle English infinite, from Old French infinit and its etymon Latin īnfīnītus, from in- (“not”) + fīnis (“end”) + the perfect passive participle ending -ītus. By surface analysis, in- + finite. Doublet of infinito. Displaced native Old English unġeendodlīċ.

## Easily confused with
- **infinity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infinite-vs-infinity)
- **infinitely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infinite-vs-infinitely)
- **infinitive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infinite-vs-infinitive)
- **indefinite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indefinite-vs-infinite)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ifninite`, `inffinite`, `infiinte`, `infiniet`, `infinitte`, `infinnite`, `infintie`, `infniite`, `inifnite`, `innfinite`, `nifinite`

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