informadovsinformoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#4,256
“informado” frequency rank
#23,095
“informo” frequency rank
27351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informado informo
Definition Que ha sido advertido, avisado o instruido de algo. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de informar o de informarse.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
informado
7 ch
informo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: informado is [ĩɱfoɾˈmað̞o] while informo is [ĩɱˈfoɾmo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 27351, 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]. informo is at rank #23,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfoɾmo].

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 27351, this pair ranks #227,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of informado vs informo

Shared letters: fimnor. Private to "informado": ad. Private to "informo": -.

"informado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "informo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • informadoifnormado · infformado · infomrado · inforamdo · informaddo · informaod · informdao · informmado
  • informoifnormo · infformo · infomro · informmo · inforom · inforrmo · infromo · innformo

Frequency comparison

informado#4,256
informo#23,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "informado" and "informo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "informado" is an adjective and "informo" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "informado" or "informo"?
"informado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,256 in our Spanish list, against #23,095 for "informo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering informado vs informo

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 “informo”.
  • 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