Which to use
“infinies” and “infinite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,011
- “infinies” frequency rank
- #37,871
- “infinite” frequency rank
- 62882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infinies | infinite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de infini. | Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de infinit. |
Where the eye mixes infinies and infinite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. infinies (VCCVCVVC) and infinite (VCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses infinies with infinite
A purely visual mix-up. infinies (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infinies is recorded at frequency rank #25,011, 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 62882, this pair ranks #84,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infinies vs infinite
Shared letters: efin. Private to "infinies": s. Private to "infinite": t.
"infinies" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "infinite" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infinies" and "infinite" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "infinies" vs "infinite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infinies" 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 #84,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infinies" 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 #84,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.