infantasvsinfinitasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: infantas is a noun, infinitas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“infantas” is a noun and “infinitas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,880
“infantas” frequency rank
#13,491
“infinitas” frequency rank
61371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature infantas infinitas
Definition Forma del plural de infanta. Forma del femenino plural de infinito.

Where the eye mixes infantas and infinitas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infantas runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against infinitas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
infantas
9 ch
infinitas

Look-alike desk: infantas vs infinitas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infantas is [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪as] while infinitas is [ĩɱfiˈnit̪as]. 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 61371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

infantas is recorded at frequency rank #47,880, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪as]. infinitas is at rank #13,491, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfiˈnit̪as].

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 61371, this pair ranks #55,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of infantas vs infinitas

Shared letters: afinst. Private to "infantas": -. Private to "infinitas": -.

"infantas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "infinitas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • infantas ← ifnantas · inafntas · infanats · infanntas · infantass · infantsa · infanttas · infatnas
  • infinitas ← ifninitas · inffinitas · infiintas · infiniats · infinitass · infinitsa · infinittas · infinnitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "infantas" and "infinitas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "infantas" is a noun and "infinitas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "infantas" or "infinitas"?
"infinitas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,491 in our Spanish list, against #47,880 for "infantas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "infantas" and "infinitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "infantas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "infinitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infantas" and "infinitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infantas vs infartos". 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 #55,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list