información

[ĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn]

/[ĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“información” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #268 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#268
frequency rank, Spanish
11
letters
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conocimiento enviado o recibido sobre un hecho o circunstancia.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

información vs informaron
73% similar
información vs information
82% similar
información vs informaciones
77% similar

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

Key facts for información
PropertyValue
Headwordinformación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#268
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “información” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). información lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for información is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #268 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for información, with forms such as "ifnormación", "infformación", and "infomración". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "informaron", "information", "informaciones", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is información, spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conocimiento enviado o recibido sobre un hecho o circunstancia.
  2. 2
    Conocimiento obtenido mediante el estudio, la comunicación, investigación, instrucción, etc.
  3. 3
    Una colección de datos.
  4. 4
    El acto o hecho de informar.
  5. 5
    Oficina o servicio cuya función es proveer información ₁.
  6. 6
    Es una indicación del número de diferentes mensajes, si N es el número total de diferentes mensajes que se pueden enviar, generar o recibir, la información es una cantidad igual al logaritmo base 2 de N.
  7. 7
    Resultado de procesar, recabar, manipular y organizar datos.

Synonyms

avisotestimonioaclaraciónaveriguaciónindagacióncomunicaciónreportaje

This word in other languages

information(English)information(Français)Information(Deutsch)informação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ifnormación,infformación,infomración,inforamción,informacción,informacinó,informaciónn,informacóin,informaicón,informasión,informcaión,informmación,inforrmación,infromación,innformación,inofrmación,niformación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ifnormación2infformación1infomración2inforamción2informacción1informacinó2informaciónn1informacóin2
Edit distance from "información"

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 "información"?
"información" is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn].
What does "información" mean?
As a noun, "información" means: Conocimiento enviado o recibido sobre un hecho o circunstancia.
What words are commonly confused with "información"?
"información" is commonly confused with "informaron", "information", "informaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "información"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "información" is [ĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "información" come from?
"información" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “información”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩɱfoɾmaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “informaron” - see the side-by-side comparison. información vs informaron
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list