infinitavsinfinitoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,514
“infinita” frequency rank
#6,073
“infinito” frequency rank
16587
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature infinita infinito
Definition Forma del femenino de infinito. Sin fin, sin límite, innumerable, que no termina.

Where the eye mixes infinita and infinito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infinita and infinito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
infinita
8 ch
infinito

Look-alike desk: infinita vs infinito

A purely visual mix-up. infinita ([ĩɱfiˈnit̪a]) and infinito ([ĩɱfiˈnit̪o]) 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 o in “infinito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16587, 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]. infinito is at rank #6,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfiˈnit̪o].

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 16587, this pair ranks #275,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of infinita vs infinito

Shared letters: fint. Private to "infinita": a. Private to "infinito": o.

"infinita" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "infinito" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • infinita ← ifninita · inffinita · infiinta · infiniat · infinitta · infinnita · infintia · infniita
  • infinito ← ifninito · inffinito · infiinto · infiniot · infinitto · infinnito · infintio · infniito

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "infinita" and "infinito" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɱfiˈnit̪a] versus [ĩɱfiˈnit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "infinita" or "infinito" show up more?
"infinito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,073 in our Spanish list, against #10,514 for "infinita". 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 "infinita" and "infinito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "infinita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "infinito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infinita" and "infinito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infinita vs infinite". 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 #275,544 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