infinitivo

[ĩɱfiniˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[ĩɱfiniˈt̪iβ̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“infinitivo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,094 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,094
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma verbal que expresa una acción de forma impersonal atemporal y libre de cualquier otro aspecto verbal. En el idioma español, es la forma verbal indizada en los diccionarios, y la base a partir...

Corpus desk

Index ES-infinitivo · infinitivo · Spanish

infinitivo · rank #60,094 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,094
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH indignarse

Nearest frequency peer: indignarse (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “infinitivo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “infinitivo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infinitivo
PropertyValue
Headwordinfinitivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩɱfiniˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,094
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “infinitivo” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).infinitivocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “indignarse” (#60,093), “insertada” (#60,095), “inspecciona” (#60,096). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “infinitivo” va en #60,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infinitivo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,094 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ĩɱfiniˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma verbal que expresa una acción de forma impersonal atemporal y libre de cualquier otro aspecto verbal. En el idioma español, es la forma verbal indizada en los diccionarios, y la base a partir...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for infinitivo, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is infinitivo, spelled I-N-F-I-N-I-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma verbal que expresa una acción de forma impersonal atemporal y libre de cualquier otro aspecto verbal. En el idioma español, es la forma verbal indizada en los diccionarios, y la base a partir de la cual se obtienen todas las conjugaciones verbales. Se caracteriza por las terminaciones -ar, -er e -ir.

This word in other languages

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 "infinitivo"?
"infinitivo" is spelled I-N-F-I-N-I-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱfiniˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "infinitivo" mean?
As a noun, "infinitivo" means: Forma verbal que expresa una acción de forma impersonal atemporal y libre de cualquier otro aspecto verbal. En el idioma español, es la forma verbal indizada en los diccionarios, y la base a partir...
How do you pronounce "infinitivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infinitivo" is [ĩɱfiniˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infinitivo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list