infâme

\ɛ̃.fɑm\

/\ɛ̃.fɑm\/ adj

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The verdict

“infâme” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,738
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a mauvaise réputation, qui est célèbre en mauvaise part (sens étymologique).

Corpus desk

Index FR-infame · infâme · French

infâme · rank #17,738 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,738
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH indésirables

Nearest frequency peer: indésirables (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « infâme »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « infâme » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

infâme vs intime
67% similar
infâme vs infime
83% similar
infâme vs influe
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for infâme
PropertyValue
Headwordinfâme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.fɑm\
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,738
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « infâme »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).infâmese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « indésirables » (#17,737), « inventée » (#17,739), « incontestablement » (#17,736). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « infâme » est au #17,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around infâme (IPA \ɛ̃.fɑm\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,738 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for infâme, with forms such as "ifnâme", "infame", and "inffâme". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "intime", "infime", "influe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is infâme, spelled I-N-F-Â-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a mauvaise réputation, qui est célèbre en mauvaise part (sens étymologique).
  2. 2
    Qui s’est diffamé dans l’opinion publique.
  3. 3
    Qui est diffamé, flétri par les lois.
  4. 4
    Qualifie les choses qui entraînent la flétrissure morale.
  5. 5
    Il se dit quelquefois, par exagération, de ce qui est messéant, indigne.
  6. 6
    On l’applique aussi en ce sens aux personnes.
  7. 7
    Ignoble, immonde, infect.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heureux qui n’est point attaché à cet écueil [la cour], infâme de tant de naufrages !
  2. Mais qui peut vivre infâme est indigne du jour.

This word in other languages

infamous(English)infame(Español)niederträchtig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnâme
  • infame
  • inffâme
  • infmâe
  • infâem
  • infâmme
  • innfâme
  • inâfme
  • nifâme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infâme - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnâme2infame1inffâme1infmâe2infâem2infâmme1innfâme1inâfme2
Edit distance from "infâme"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infâme"?
"infâme" is spelled I-N-F-Â-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fɑm\.
What does "infâme" mean?
As an adjective, "infâme" means: Qui a mauvaise réputation, qui est célèbre en mauvaise part (sens étymologique).
What words are commonly confused with "infâme"?
"infâme" is commonly confused with "intime", "infime", "influe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infâme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infâme" is \ɛ̃.fɑm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infâme" come from?
"infâme" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infâme", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jaguar#17,740jargon#17,741lambda#17,746latins#17,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

levées9 variantsluxueux9 variantsMathias9 variantsmicros9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list