ínfimo

[ˈĩɱfimo]

/[ˈĩɱfimo]/ adj

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The verdict

“ínfimo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,887
frequency rank, Spanish
23
“Í” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Superlativo irregular de inferior: sumamente inferior o muy bajo. Se aplica al nivel, cantidad o intensidad de algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-infimo · ínfimo · Spanish

ínfimo · rank #46,887 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,887
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 23
  • PHOTO-FINISH óptimos

Nearest frequency peer: óptimos (+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 “ínfimo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ínfimo” 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).

ínfimo vs info
50% similar
ínfimo vs Íñigo
33% similar
ínfimo vs invito
50% similar

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

Key facts for ínfimo
PropertyValue
Headwordínfimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈĩɱfimo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,887
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ínfimo”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “óptimos” (#46,888), “zapatería” (#46,884), “yucateco” (#46,883). Entre 23 lemas con “Í”, “ínfimo” va en #46,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ínfimo (IPA [ˈĩɱfimo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,887 among 23 “Í” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Superlativo irregular de inferior: sumamente inferior o muy bajo. Se aplica al nivel, cantidad o intensidad de algo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ínfimo, with forms such as "nífimo", "ífnimo", and "ínffimo". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "info", "Íñigo", "invito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ínfimo, spelled Í-N-F-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Superlativo irregular de inferior: sumamente inferior o muy bajo. Se aplica al nivel, cantidad o intensidad de algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Este movimiento está directamente relacionado con la temperatura, de modo que, a temperaturas bajas, es ínfimo el número de moléculas reactantes que tienen suficiente energía como para pasar al estado activado».
  2. «Hay cinco o seis mil estrellas más brillantes que Urano en el cielo y el hecho que nadie lo descubriera a simple vista muestra que nunca alguien conoció el cielo hasta el más ínfimo detalle y lo revisó periódicamente».

This word in other languages

negligible(English)infime(Français)geringfügig(Deutsch)ínfimo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nífimo
  • ífnimo
  • ínffimo
  • ínfimmo
  • ínfiom
  • ínfmio
  • ínifmo
  • ínnfimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ínfimo - 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.

nífimo2ífnimo2ínffimo1ínfimmo1ínfiom2ínfmio2ínifmo2ínnfimo1
Edit distance from "ínfimo"

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 "ínfimo"?
"ínfimo" is spelled Í-N-F-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈĩɱfimo].
What does "ínfimo" mean?
As an adjective, "ínfimo" means: Superlativo irregular de inferior: sumamente inferior o muy bajo. Se aplica al nivel, cantidad o intensidad de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "ínfimo"?
"ínfimo" is commonly confused with "info", "Íñigo", "invito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ínfimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ínfimo" is [ˈĩɱfimo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ínfimo" come from?
"ínfimo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vuelas#46,881vibras#46,874acorta#46,903acuosa#46,904

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

aburría8 variantsvelan8 variantstúmulo8 variantstrace8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list