Information
\ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\
The verdict
“Information” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #845 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #845
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Information.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Information |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #845 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Information” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Information is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\. Corpus data places it at rank #845 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Information.
- 2Bureau de renseignements, stand d'information.
Synonyms
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.
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.
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Using “Information”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˌɪn.fɔr.ma.ˈt͡sjoːn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “informatisé” - see the side-by-side comparison. Information vs informatisé
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.