Which to use
“infâmes” and “infime” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,815
- “infâmes” frequency rank
- #17,164
- “infime” frequency rank
- 57979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infâmes | infime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de infâme. | Qui est placé le plus bas. |
Where the eye mixes infâmes and infime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. infâmes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against infime's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infâmes and infime
A purely visual mix-up. infâmes (\ɛ̃.fɑm\) and infime (\ɛ̃.fim\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infâmes is recorded at frequency rank #40,815, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɑm\. infime is at rank #17,164, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fim\.
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 57979, this pair ranks #111,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infâmes vs infime
Shared letters: efimn. Private to "infâmes": sâ. Private to "infime": -.
"infâmes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "infime" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- infime ← ifnime · inffime · infiem · infimme · infmie · inifme · innfime · nifime
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infâmes" and "infime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "infâmes" or "infime" show up more?
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 "infâmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infâmes" and "infime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infâmes vs infimes". 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 #111,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.