Which to use
“informan” and “informes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,431
- “informan” frequency rank
- #2,669
- “informes” frequency rank
- 14100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informan | informes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de informar o de informarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de informar o de informarse. |
Where the eye mixes informan and informes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. informan and informes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: informan vs informes
A purely visual mix-up. informan ([ĩɱˈfoɾmãn]) and informes ([ĩɱˈfoɾmes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14100, 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]. informes is at rank #2,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfoɾmes].
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 14100, this pair ranks #285,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of informan vs informes
Shared letters: fimnor. Private to "informan": a. Private to "informes": es.
"informan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "informes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "informan" and "informes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "informan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informan" and "informes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informan vs informará". 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 #285,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.