Which to use
“informaba” and “informar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,676
- “informaba” frequency rank
- #4,345
- “informar” frequency rank
- 30021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informaba | informar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de informar o de informarse. | Dar informes, noticias; enterar. |
Where the eye mixes informaba and informar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. informaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against informar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: informaba vs informar
A purely visual mix-up. informaba ([ĩɱfoɾˈmaβ̞a]) and informar ([ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]) 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 30021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
informaba is recorded at frequency rank #25,676, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmaβ̞a]. informar is at rank #4,345, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ].
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 30021, this pair ranks #214,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of informaba vs informar
Shared letters: afimnor. Private to "informaba": b. Private to "informar": -.
"informaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "informar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "informaba" for "informar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "informaba" vs "informar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "informaba" and "informar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "informaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informaba" and "informar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informaba vs informadas". 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 #214,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.