informanvsinformeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: informan is a verb, informe is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“informan” is a verb and “informe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,431
“informan” frequency rank
#1,090
“informe” frequency rank
12521
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informan informe
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de informar o de informarse. Opinión fundada en noticias y datos acerca de alguna persona o cosa.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set informan and informe apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
informan
7 ch
informe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: informan is [ĩɱˈfoɾmãn] while informe is [ĩɱˈfoɾme]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12521, 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]. informe is at rank #1,090, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfoɾme].

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 12521, this pair ranks #291,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of informan vs informe

Shared letters: fimnor. Private to "informan": a. Private to "informe": e.

"informan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "informe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • informanifnorman · infforman · infomran · inforamn · informann · informman · informna · inforrman
  • informeifnorme · infforme · infomre · inforem · informme · inforrme · infrome · innforme

Frequency comparison

informan#11,431
informe#1,090

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "informan" and "informe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "informan" is a verb and "informe" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "informan" or "informe"?
"informe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,090 in our Spanish list, against #11,431 for "informan". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering informan vs informe

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “informan”; for a noun, it's “informe”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “informan” 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