Which to use
“informar” and “informarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,345
- “informar” frequency rank
- #16,620
- “informarse” frequency rank
- 20965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informar | informarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar informes, noticias; enterar. | Enterarse de algo; tomar informes. |
Where the eye mixes informar and informarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. informar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against informarse's 10 (VCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: informar vs informarse
A purely visual mix-up. informar ([ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]) and informarse ([ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “informar” sits inside “informarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
informar is recorded at frequency rank #4,345, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]. informarse is at rank #16,620, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾse].
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 20965, this pair ranks #256,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of informar vs informarse
Shared letters: afimnor. Private to "informar": -. Private to "informarse": es.
"informar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "informarse" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- informar ← ifnormar · infformar · infomrar · inforamr · informarr · informmar · informra · inforrmar
- informarse ← ifnormarse · infformarse · infomrarse · inforamrse · informarce · informares · informarrse · informarsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "informar" and "informarse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "informar" vs "informarse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "informar" and "informarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "informar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informar" and "informarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informará vs informarse". 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 #256,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.