Which to use
“indéfini” and “infini” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,343
- “indéfini” frequency rank
- #6,965
- “infini” frequency rank
- 48308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indéfini | infini |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont la fin, les bornes sont indéterminées ou ne peuvent pas être déterminées, vague, imprécis, indéterminé, incertain. | Qui n’a ni commencement ni fin, qui est sans bornes et sans limites. |
Where the eye mixes indéfini and infini
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. indéfini runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against infini's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between indéfini and infini
A purely visual mix-up. indéfini (\ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\) and infini (\ɛ̃.fi.ni\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indéfini is recorded at frequency rank #41,343, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.de.fi.ni\. infini is at rank #6,965, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fi.ni\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48308, this pair ranks #179,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indéfini vs infini
Shared letters: fin. Private to "indéfini": dé. Private to "infini": -.
"indéfini" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "infini" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- infini ← ifnini · inffini · infiin · infinni · infnii · inifni · innfini · nifini
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indéfini" and "infini" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "indéfini" vs "infini" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indéfini" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infini" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indéfini" and "infini" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infant vs infini". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #179,922 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.