Which to use
“infimes” and “intime” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,870
- “infimes” frequency rank
- #5,469
- “intime” frequency rank
- 43339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infimes | intime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de infime. | Profondément intérieur, en parlant surtout de ce qui fait l’essence réelle d’une chose. |
Where the eye mixes infimes and intime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. infimes runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against intime's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses infimes with intime
A purely visual mix-up. infimes (\ɛ̃.fim\) and intime (\ɛ̃.tim\) 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 43339, 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\. intime is at rank #5,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tim\.
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 43339, this pair ranks #218,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infimes vs intime
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "infimes": fs. Private to "intime": t.
"infimes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "intime" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infimes" for "intime" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infimes" vs "intime" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "intime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infimes" and "intime" 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 #218,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.