Which to use
“infante” and “infantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,155
- “infante” frequency rank
- #11,597
- “infantes” frequency rank
- 21752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infante | infantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Niño pequeño, en especial antes de llegar a la edad de escolarización | Forma del plural de infante. |
Where the eye mixes infante and infantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses infante with infantes
A purely visual mix-up. infante ([ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]) and infantes ([ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “infante” sits inside “infantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infante is recorded at frequency rank #10,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪e]. infantes is at rank #11,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪es].
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 21752, this pair ranks #253,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of infante vs infantes
Shared letters: aefint. Private to "infante": -. Private to "infantes": s.
"infante" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "infantes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infante" and "infantes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "infante" or "infantes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "infante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infante" and "infantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infantes vs ingentes". 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 #253,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.