Which to use
“informar” and “infórmate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,345
- “informar” frequency rank
- #29,694
- “infórmate” frequency rank
- 34039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | informar | infórmate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar informes, noticias; enterar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de informarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes informar and infórmate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. informar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against infórmate's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses informar with infórmate
A purely visual mix-up. informar ([ĩɱfoɾˈmaɾ]) and infórmate ([ĩɱˈfoɾmat̪e]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34039, 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]. infórmate is at rank #29,694, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfoɾmat̪e].
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 34039, this pair ranks #193,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of informar vs infórmate
Shared letters: afimnr. Private to "informar": o. Private to "infórmate": etó.
"informar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "infórmate" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- informar ← ifnormar · infformar · infomrar · inforamr · informarr · informmar · informra · inforrmar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "informar" and "infórmate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "informar" or "infórmate" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "informar" and "infórmate" 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 "infórmate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "informar" and "infórmate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informará 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 #193,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.