informesvsinformoConfusable pair

Which to use

“informes” and “informo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,669
“informes” frequency rank
#23,095
“informo” frequency rank
25764
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informes informo
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de informar o de informarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de informar o de informarse.

Where the eye mixes informes and informo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. informes runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against informo's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
informes
7 ch
informo

Look-alike desk: informes vs informo

A purely visual mix-up. informes ([ĩɱˈfoɾmes]) and informo ([ĩɱˈfoɾmo]) 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 25764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

informes is recorded at frequency rank #2,669, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfoɾmes]. informo is at rank #23,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩɱˈfoɾmo].

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 25764, this pair ranks #234,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of informes vs informo

Shared letters: fimnor. Private to "informes": es. Private to "informo": -.

"informes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "informo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • informes ← ifnormes · infformes · infomres · inforems · informess · informmes · informse · inforrmes
  • informo ← ifnormo · infformo · infomro · informmo · inforom · inforrmo · infromo · innformo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "informes" and "informo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɱˈfoɾmes] versus [ĩɱˈfoɾmo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "informes" vs "informo" - which ranks higher?
"informes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,669 in our Spanish list, against #23,095 for "informo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "informes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "informo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #234,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "informes" and "informo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ínfimo vs informo". 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 #234,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list