infomercial

/ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/

//ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl// noun

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"infomercial" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“infomercial” is uncommon English (frequency #51,180 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,180
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.

Corpus desk

Index EN-infomercial · infomercial · English

infomercial · rank #51,180 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,180
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH inducement

Nearest frequency peer: inducement (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “infomercial”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “infomercial” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infomercial
PropertyValue
Headwordinfomercial
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,180
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “infomercial” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).infomercialfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “inducement” (#51,179), “incredulity” (#51,178), “interventional” (#51,183). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “infomercial” is #51,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infomercial is uncommon English at frequency #51,180 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.".

infomercial has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of information + commercial. The correct English form is infomercial, spelled I-N-F-O-M-E-R-C-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how infomercial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dionne and I were both named after great singers of the past who now do infomercials.
  2. Known for wearing her signature headdress and speaking in a thick Caribbean accent, Miss Cleo was the queen of psychic infomercials.

Etymology

Blend of information + commercial.

This word in other languages

infomercial(Español)publireportage(Français)Infomercial(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infomercial"?
"infomercial" is spelled I-N-F-O-M-E-R-C-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/.
What does "infomercial" mean?
As a noun, "infomercial" means: A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
How do you pronounce "infomercial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infomercial" is /ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "infomercial"?
Blend of information + commercial. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infomercial", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

incredulity#51,178hydrostatic#51,168misbehavior#51,255econometric#51,079

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list