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Which to use

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

#10,514
“infinita” frequency rank
#45,994
“infinite” frequency rank
56508
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature infinita infinite
Definition Forma del femenino de infinito. Infinito.

Where the eye mixes infinita and infinite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
infinita
8 ch
infinite

Why the eye confuses infinita with infinite

A purely visual mix-up. infinita ([ĩɱfiˈnit̪a]) and infinite (/ˈɪn.fɪ.nɪt/) 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 a single letter - a in “infinita” becomes e in “infinite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

infinita is recorded at frequency rank #10,514, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfiˈnit̪a]. infinite is at rank #45,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɪn.fɪ.nɪt/.

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 56508, this pair ranks #74,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of infinita vs infinite

Shared letters: fint. Private to "infinita": a. Private to "infinite": e.

"infinita" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "infinite" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • infinitaifninita · inffinita · infiinta · infiniat · infinitta · infinnita · infintia · infniita
  • infiniteifninite · inffinite · infiinte · infiniet · infinitte · infinnite · infintie · infniite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "infinita" for "infinite" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɱfiˈnit̪a] versus /ˈɪn.fɪ.nɪt/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "infinita" or "infinite" show up more?
"infinita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,514 in our Spanish list, against #45,994 for "infinite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "infinita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "infinite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infinita" and "infinite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infinite vs infinitos". 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 #74,352 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