Which to use
“infâmes” is an adjective and “informés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,815
- “infâmes” frequency rank
- #10,722
- “informés” frequency rank
- 51537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infâmes | informés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de infâme. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de informer. |
Where the eye mixes infâmes and informés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. infâmes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against informés's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infâmes and informés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infâmes is \ɛ̃.fɑm\ while informés is \ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51537, 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\. informés is at rank #10,722, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me\.
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 51537, this pair ranks #154,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infâmes vs informés
Shared letters: fimns. Private to "infâmes": eâ. Private to "informés": oré.
"infâmes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "informés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infâmes" and "informés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "infâmes" or "informés" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infâmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "informés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infâmes" and "informés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infâmes vs infimes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.