infante

/[ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,155

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

infante is aSpanishnoun. It means: Niño pequeño, en especial antes de llegar a la edad de escolarización Pronounced [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]. Often confused with infarto and intenté.

Key facts for infante
PropertyValue
Headwordinfante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,155
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of infante in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for infante is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,155 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for infante, with forms such as "ifnante", "inafnte", and "infanet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "infarto", "intenté", "ingente", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is infante, spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Niño pequeño, en especial antes de llegar a la edad de escolarización
  2. 2
    Hijo de los reyes de España que no es primero en la línea de sucesión.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, pariente de la casa real a que se le ha concedido por gracia este título.
  4. 4
    Hijo primogénito del monarca.
  5. 5
    Persona de linaje real.
  6. 6
    Soldado que sirve en una división terrestre de alguna rama de las fuerzas armadas; por oposición a los que combaten en fuerzas aéreas o en el mar.
  7. 7
    Niño o joven que ayuda con las labores del culto en algunas iglesias católicas.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifnante,inafnte,infanet,infannte,infantte,infatne,inffante,infnate,innfante,nifante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for infante

Misspelling Variants of "infante"

ifnante7inafnte7infanet7infannte8infantte8infatne7inffante8infnate7
Misspelling Variants of "infante"

Frequency rank: #10,155 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infante"?
"infante" is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e].
What does "infante" mean?
As a noun, "infante" means: Niño pequeño, en especial antes de llegar a la edad de escolarización
What words are commonly confused with "infante"?
"infante" is commonly confused with "infarto", "intenté", "ingente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infante" is [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infante" come from?
"infante" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.