infante

[ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]

/[ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“infante” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,155
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Niño pequeño, en especial antes de llegar a la edad de escolarización

Corpus desk

Index ES-infante · infante · Spanish

infante · rank #10,155 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,155
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH indirecta

Nearest frequency peer: indirecta (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “infante”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “infante” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

infante vs infarto
71% similar
infante vs intenté
57% similar
infante vs ingente
71% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “infante”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).infantecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “indirecta” (#10,154), “infarto” (#10,156), “inconvenientes” (#10,153). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “infante” va en #10,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around infante (IPA [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,155 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for infante, with forms such as "ifnante", "inafnte", and "infanet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is infante, spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-E.

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.

Synonyms

monaguillo

Antonyms

barquero

This word in other languages

prince(English)prince(Français)Prinz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnante
  • inafnte
  • infanet
  • infannte
  • infantte
  • infatne
  • inffante
  • infnate
  • innfante
  • nifante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infante - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ifnante2inafnte2infanet2infannte1infantte1infatne2inffante1infnate2
Edit distance from "infante"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infarto#10,156infeliz#10,157injusta#10,158lanzada#10,164

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ladrillo10 variantsGallegos10 variantsliving10 variantsforzada10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list