informational

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/

//ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl// adj

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"informational" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“informational” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,007
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information.

Corpus desk

Index EN-informational · informational · English

informational · rank #23,007 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,007
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infertility

Nearest frequency peer: infertility (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “informational”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “informational” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

informational vs informations
85% similar
informational vs information
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for informational
PropertyValue
Headwordinformational
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,007
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “informational”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).informationallands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “infertility” (#23,006), “inline” (#23,008), “indexing” (#23,005). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “informational” is #23,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around informational (IPA /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,007 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for informational, with forms such as "ifnormational", "infformational", and "infomrational". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "informations", "information", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From information + -al. The correct English form is informational, spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The subway map was quite informational, allowing us to determine the most efficient route to our destination.
  2. This exercise gave students an insight into [...] how lexicographers work with unfamiliar lexis, and the informational sources that lexicographers use to construct dictionaries.

Etymology

From information + -al.

This word in other languages

informationnel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnormational
  • infformational
  • infomrational
  • inforamtional
  • informaitonal
  • informatinoal
  • informatioanl
  • informationall
  • informationla
  • informationnal
  • informatoinal
  • informattional
  • informmational
  • informtaional
  • inforrmational
  • infromational
  • innformational
  • inofrmational
  • niformational

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of informational - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnormational2infformational1infomrational2inforamtional2informaitonal2informatinoal2informatioanl2informationall1
Edit distance from "informational"

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 "informational"?
"informational" is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/.
What does "informational" mean?
As an adjective, "informational" means: Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information.
What words are commonly confused with "informational"?
"informational" is commonly confused with "informations", "information". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "informational"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "informational" is /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/. 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 "informational"?
From information + -al. 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 "informational", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list