Which to use
“informante” and “informantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,398
- “informante” frequency rank
- #23,456
- “informantes” frequency rank
- 38854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informante | informantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que informa. | Forma del plural de informante. |
Where the eye mixes informante and informantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. informante runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against informantes's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses informante with informantes
A purely visual mix-up. informante ([ĩɱfoɾˈmãn̪t̪e]) and informantes ([ĩɱfoɾˈmãn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “informante” sits inside “informantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
informante is recorded at frequency rank #15,398, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmãn̪t̪e]. informantes is at rank #23,456, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmãn̪t̪es].
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 38854, this pair ranks #167,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of informante vs informantes
Shared letters: aefimnort. Private to "informante": -. Private to "informantes": s.
"informante" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "informantes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- informante ← ifnormante · infformante · infomrante · inforamnte · informanet · informannte · informantte · informatne
- informantes ← ifnormantes · infformantes · infomrantes · inforamntes · informanets · informanntes · informantess · informantse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "informante" and "informantes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "informante" or "informantes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "informante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informante" and "informantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informantes 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 #167,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.