Which to use
“infamia” is a noun and “ínfima” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,648
- “infamia” frequency rank
- #39,538
- “ínfima” frequency rank
- 67186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infamia | ínfima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disminución o pérdida en la reputación o la honra de una persona. | Forma del femenino singular de ínfimo. |
Where the eye mixes infamia and ínfima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between infamia and ínfima
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infamia is [ĩɱˈfamja] while ínfima is [ˈĩɱfima]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infamia is recorded at frequency rank #27,648, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfamja]. ínfima is at rank #39,538, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩɱfima].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67186, this pair ranks #37,810 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infamia vs ínfima
Shared letters: afimn. Private to "infamia": -. Private to "ínfima": í.
"infamia" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "ínfima" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- infamia ← ifnamia · inafmia · infaima · infamai · infammia · inffamia · infmaia · innfamia
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infamia" and "ínfima" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "infamia" or "ínfima" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "infamia" and "ínfima" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infamia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ínfima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,810 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infamia" and "ínfima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ínfima vs intima". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,810 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.