infantesvsinfartosTell them apart

Which to use

“infantes” and “infartos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,597
“infantes” frequency rank
#44,792
“infartos” frequency rank
56389
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature infantes infartos
Definition Forma del plural de infante. Forma del plural de infarto.

Where the eye mixes infantes and infartos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. infantes and infartos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
infantes
8 ch
infartos

Look-alike desk: infantes vs infartos

A purely visual mix-up. infantes ([ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪es]) and infartos ([ĩɱˈfaɾt̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

infantes is recorded at frequency rank #11,597, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪es]. infartos is at rank #44,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfaɾt̪os].

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 56389, this pair ranks #74,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of infantes vs infartos

Shared letters: afinst. Private to "infantes": e. Private to "infartos": or.

"infantes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "infartos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • infantes ← ifnantes · inafntes · infanets · infanntes · infantess · infantse · infanttes · infatnes
  • infartos ← ifnartos · inafrtos · infarots · infarrtos · infartoss · infartso · infarttos · infatros

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "infantes" and "infartos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɱˈfãn̪t̪es] versus [ĩɱˈfaɾt̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "infantes" or "infartos" show up more?
"infantes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,597 in our Spanish list, against #44,792 for "infartos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "infantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "infartos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infantes" and "infartos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infartos vs injertos". 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 #74,814 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