Which to use
“infini” and “infinite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,965
- “infini” frequency rank
- #37,871
- “infinite” frequency rank
- 44836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infini | infinite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’a ni commencement ni fin, qui est sans bornes et sans limites. | Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de infinit. |
Where the eye mixes infini and infinite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. infini runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against infinite's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infini and infinite
A purely visual mix-up. infini (\ɛ̃.fi.ni\) and infinite (\ˈɪnfiniːtə\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “infini” sits inside “infinite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infini is recorded at frequency rank #6,965, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fi.ni\. infinite is at rank #37,871, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈɪnfiniːtə\.
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 44836, this pair ranks #207,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infini vs infinite
Shared letters: fin. Private to "infini": -. Private to "infinite": et.
"infini" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "infinite" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infini" for "infinite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infini" vs "infinite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "infini" and "infinite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infini" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infinite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infini" and "infinite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infinite vs infirmité". 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 #207,449 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.