Which to use
“infimes” is an adjective and “informés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,870
- “infimes” frequency rank
- #10,722
- “informés” frequency rank
- 48592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infimes | informés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de infime. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de informer. |
Where the eye mixes infimes and informés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. infimes 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 infimes and informés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: infimes is \ɛ̃.fim\ 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 48592, 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\. 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 48592, this pair ranks #177,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infimes vs informés
Shared letters: fimns. Private to "infimes": e. Private to "informés": oré.
"infimes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "informés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infimes ← ifnimes · inffimes · infiems · infimess · infimmes · infimse · infmies · inifmes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infimes" for "informés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "infimes" or "informés"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "infimes" and "informés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infimes" 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 #177,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infimes" and "informés" 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 #177,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.