à l’infini
\a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à l’infini |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a l‿ɛ̃.fi.ni\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Sans fin, sans bornes, sans mesure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à l’infini appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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 ».
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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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.