# informant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ · frequency rank #18,858

## Definitions
1. One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
2. A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information.

## Etymology
From inform + -ant.

## Easily confused with
- **informing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/informant-vs-informing)
- **informal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/informal-vs-informant)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ifnormant`, `infformant`, `infomrant`, `inforamnt`, `informannt`, `informantt`, `informatn`, `informmant`, `informnat`, `inforrmant`, `infromant`, `innformant`, `inofrmant`, `niformant`

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