Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infinis" for "infinite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infinis" vs "infinite" - which ranks higher?
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.