à l’infini

\a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\

/\a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\/ adv

The verdict

“à l’infini” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sans fin, sans bornes, sans mesure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-a-l-infini · à l’infini · French

à l’infini · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "À" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for à l’infini
PropertyValue
Headwordà l’infini
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à l’infini » en français

à l’infinireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

à l’infini is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sans fin, sans bornes, sans mesure.".

No misspelling variants are generated for à l’infini in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is à l’infini, spelled À- -L-’-I-N-F-I-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sans fin, sans bornes, sans mesure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how à l’infini appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ainsi la Bruyère Callune, la Fougère aigle, le Genêt à balai et le Genévrier commun se répétant à l’infini sur un vaste espace constituent une « formation » appelée « lande ».
  2. Nous aurions pu discuter à l'infini sans tomber d'accord sur la nécessité qu'évoquait l'inspecteur. C'était, en effet, plus au sentiment qu'à la raison qu'il appartenait, somme toute, de nous départager.

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This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à l’infini"?
"à l’infini" is spelled À- -L-’-I-N-F-I-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is \a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\.
What does "à l’infini" mean?
As an adverb, "à l’infini" means: Sans fin, sans bornes, sans mesure.
How do you pronounce "à l’infini"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à l’infini" is \a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à l’infini" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list