Which to use
“informan” is a verb and “informante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,431
- “informan” frequency rank
- #15,398
- “informante” frequency rank
- 26829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informan | informante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de informar o de informarse. | Que informa. |
Where the eye mixes informan and informante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. informan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against informante's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: informan vs informante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: informan is [ĩɱˈfoɾmãn] while informante is [ĩɱfoɾˈmãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “informan” sits inside “informante”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
informan is recorded at frequency rank #11,431, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfoɾmãn]. informante is at rank #15,398, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmãn̪t̪e].
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 26829, this pair ranks #229,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of informan vs informante
Shared letters: afimnor. Private to "informan": -. Private to "informante": et.
"informan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "informante" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- informan ← ifnorman · infforman · infomran · inforamn · informann · informman · informna · inforrman
- informante ← ifnormante · infformante · infomrante · inforamnte · informanet · informannte · informantte · informatne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "informan" for "informante" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "informan" or "informante" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "informan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informan" and "informante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informante vs infórmate". 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 #229,733 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.