Which to use
“infimes” and “infinies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,870
- “infimes” frequency rank
- #25,011
- “infinies” frequency rank
- 62881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infimes | infinies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de infime. | Féminin pluriel de infini. |
Where the eye mixes infimes and infinies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. infimes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against infinies's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infimes and infinies
A purely visual mix-up. infimes (\ɛ̃.fim\) and infinies (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infimes is recorded at frequency rank #37,870, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fim\. infinies is at rank #25,011, 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 62881, this pair ranks #84,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infimes vs infinies
Shared letters: efins. Private to "infimes": m. Private to "infinies": -.
"infimes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "infinies" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infimes" for "infinies" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infimes" vs "infinies" - 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 "infimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infinies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infimes" and "infinies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incités 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 #84,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.