Information

\ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\

/\ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\/ noun

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The verdict

“Information” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#845
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Information.

Corpus desk

Index FR-information · Information · French

Information · rank #845 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #845
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH double

Nearest frequency peer: double (-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 « Information »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Information » 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).

Information vs informatisé
73% similar
Information vs informations
83% similar
Information vs informatif
73% similar

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

Key facts for Information
PropertyValue
HeadwordInformation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\
Letters11
Frequency rank#845
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Information »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Informationse 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 « double » (#844), « devoir » (#843), « midi » (#847). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Information » est au #845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Information (IPA \ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #845 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Information, with forms such as "ifnormation", "infformation", and "infomration". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "informatisé", "informations", "informatif", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Information, spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Information.
  2. 2
    Bureau de renseignements, stand d'information.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wo kann ich diese Informationen finden?
  2. In der Corona-Pandemie hatten weniger wohlhabende Länder wie Südafrika Erregerproben oder -daten zur Verfügung gestellt, doch kommerziell profitierten Firmen in den reichen Ländern, indem sie auf der Basis dieser Informationen Tests oder Pharmazeutika entwickelten.

Synonyms

AngabeAufklärungAuskunftBenachrichtigungHinweisInformierung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnormation
  • infformation
  • infomration
  • inforamtion
  • informaiton
  • informatino
  • informationn
  • informatoin
  • informattion
  • informmation
  • informtaion
  • inforrmation
  • infromation
  • innformation
  • inofrmation
  • niformation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Information - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ifnormation2infformation1infomration2inforamtion2informaiton2informatino2informationn1informatoin2
Edit distance from "Information"

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 "Information"?
"Information" is spelled I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\.
What does "Information" mean?
As a noun, "Information" means: Information.
What words are commonly confused with "Information"?
"Information" is commonly confused with "informatisé", "informations", "informatif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Information"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Information" is \ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Information" come from?
"Information" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

différentes#767directement#938association#715particulier#693

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

actuellement16 variantssimplement16 variantschangement16 variantsconcernant16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list