infinitasvsinfinitoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,491
“infinitas” frequency rank
#6,073
“infinito” frequency rank
19564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes infinitas and infinito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infinitas runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against infinito's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
infinitas
8 ch
infinito

Why the eye confuses infinitas with infinito

A purely visual mix-up. infinitas ([ĩɱfiˈnit̪as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

infinitas is recorded at frequency rank #13,491, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfiˈnit̪as]. 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 19564, this pair ranks #263,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of infinitas vs infinito

Shared letters: fint. Private to "infinitas": as. Private to "infinito": o.

"infinitas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "infinito" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • infinitas ← ifninitas · inffinitas · infiintas · infiniats · infinitass · infinitsa · infinittas · infinnitas
  • infinito ← ifninito · inffinito · infiinto · infiniot · infinitto · infinnito · infintio · infniito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "infinitas" for "infinito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɱfiˈnit̪as] versus [ĩɱfiˈnit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "infinitas" vs "infinito" - which ranks higher?
"infinito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,073 in our Spanish list, against #13,491 for "infinitas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "infinitas" 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 #263,220 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infinitas" and "infinito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infantas vs infinitas". 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 #263,220 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