informal
[ĩɱfoɾˈmal]
The verdict
“informal” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,533 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,533
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que no sigue o tiene las formas, reglas, normas o convenciones establecidas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | informal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩɱfoɾˈmal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “informal” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for informal is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩɱfoɾˈmal]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,533 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for informal, with forms such as "ifnormal", "infformal", and "infomral". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "informe", "inmoral", "informo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is informal, spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Que no sigue o tiene las formas, reglas, normas o convenciones establecidas.
- 2Que no requiere formalidad, gravedad o solemnidad.
- 3Que vende artículos a pequeña escala por las calles, plazas, etc.
- 4Se dice de las actividades económicas, como negocios, empleos, etc., que no se ubican fácilmente dentro de los parámetros o clasificaciones convencionales y normalmente contempladas en la legislación.
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Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ifnormal,infformal,infomral,inforaml,informall,informla,informmal,inforrmal,infromal,innformal,inofrmal,niformal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of informal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “informal”
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-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩɱfoɾˈmal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “informe” - see the side-by-side comparison. informal vs informe
- 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.