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“infinis” and “infinite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,550
“infinis” frequency rank
#37,871
“infinite” frequency rank
73421
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature infinis infinite
Definition Masculin pluriel de infini. Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de infinit.

Where the eye mixes infinis and infinite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. infinis runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against infinite's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
infinis
8 ch
infinite

Look-alike desk: infinis vs infinite

A purely visual mix-up. infinis (\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 73421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

infinis is recorded at frequency rank #35,550, 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 73421, this pair ranks #40,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of infinis vs infinite

Shared letters: fin. Private to "infinis": s. Private to "infinite": et.

"infinis" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "infinite" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • infinis ← ifninis · inffinis · infiins · infiniss · infinnis · infinsi · infniis · inifnis
  • infinite ← ifninite · inffinite · infiinte · infiniet · infinitte · infinnite · infintie · infniite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "infinis" for "infinite" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.fi.ni\ versus \ˈɪnfiniːtə\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "infinis" vs "infinite" - which ranks higher?
"infinis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,550 in our French list, against #37,871 for "infinite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "infinis" 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 #40,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "infinis" 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 #40,529 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list