Which to use
“infinie” and “infinite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,983
- “infinie” frequency rank
- #37,871
- “infinite” frequency rank
- 49854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infinie | infinite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de infini. | Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de infinit. |
Where the eye mixes infinie and infinite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infinie runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against infinite's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses infinie with infinite
A purely visual mix-up. infinie (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infinie is recorded at frequency rank #11,983, 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 49854, this pair ranks #167,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infinie vs infinite
Shared letters: efin. Private to "infinie": -. Private to "infinite": t.
"infinie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "infinite" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "infinie" and "infinite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "infinie" vs "infinite" - 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 "infinie" 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 #167,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infinie" 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 #167,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.