infante
Spanish, noun/inˈfante/
infante is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,117th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Infante is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “infant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Niño pequeño, en especial antes de llegar a la edad de escolarización”.
What does infante mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinfant
- 2
masculineprince, infante (son of a king)
- 3
masculinefoot soldier, infantryman
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Niño pequeño, en especial antes de llegar a la edad de escolarización 2. Hijo de los reyes de España que no es primero en la línea de sucesión. 3. Por extensión, pariente de la casa real a que se le ha concedido por gracia este título. 4. Hijo primogénito del monarca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of infante
- infantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce infante?
- /inˈfante/
- [ĩɱˈfãn̪.t̪e]
- [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to infante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is infante in Spanish?
infante appears 6.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).