informadovsinformarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: informado is a adjective, informar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“informado” is an adjective and “informar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,256
“informado” frequency rank
#4,345
“informar” frequency rank
8601
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informado informar
Definition Que ha sido advertido, avisado o instruido de algo. Dar informes, noticias; enterar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set informado and informar apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
informado
8 ch
informar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: informado is [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞o] while informar is [ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

informado is recorded at frequency rank #4,256, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞o]. 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 8601, this pair ranks #304,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of informado vs informar

Shared letters: afimnor. Private to "informado": d. Private to "informar": -.

"informado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "informar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • informadoifnormado · infformado · infomrado · inforamdo · informaddo · informaod · informdao · informmado
  • informarifnormar · infformar · infomrar · inforamr · informarr · informmar · informra · inforrmar

Frequency comparison

informado#4,256
informar#4,345

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "informado" and "informar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "informado" is an adjective and "informar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "informado" or "informar"?
"informado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,256 in our Spanish list, against #4,345 for "informar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering informado vs informar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “informado”; for a verb, it's “informar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “informado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list