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

#46,887
“ínfimo” frequency rank
#17,577
“íntimos” frequency rank
64464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ínfimo íntimos
Definition Superlativo irregular de inferior: sumamente inferior o muy bajo. Se aplica al nivel, cantidad o intensidad de algo. Forma del masculino plural de íntimo.

Where the eye mixes ínfimo and íntimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
ínfimo
7 ch
íntimos

Look-alike desk: ínfimo vs íntimos

A purely visual mix-up. ínfimo ([ˈĩɱfimo]) and íntimos ([ˈĩn̪t̪imos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ínfimo is recorded at frequency rank #46,887, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩɱfimo]. íntimos is at rank #17,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩn̪t̪imos].

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 64464, this pair ranks #45,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ínfimo vs íntimos

Shared letters: imnoí. Private to "ínfimo": f. Private to "íntimos": st.

"ínfimo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "íntimos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ínfimo" and "íntimos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈĩɱfimo] versus [ˈĩn̪t̪imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ínfimo" or "íntimos" show up more?
"íntimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,577 in our Spanish list, against #46,887 for "ínfimo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ínfimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "íntimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ínfimo" and "íntimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ínfimo vs intima". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #45,519 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