Which to use
“infirme” and “intime” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,053
- “infirme” frequency rank
- #5,469
- “intime” frequency rank
- 31522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infirme | intime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est affecté d’une infirmité ou d’infirmités. | Profondément intérieur, en parlant surtout de ce qui fait l’essence réelle d’une chose. |
Where the eye mixes infirme and intime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between infirme and intime
A purely visual mix-up. infirme (\ɛ̃.fiʁm\) and intime (\ɛ̃.tim\) 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 31522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infirme is recorded at frequency rank #26,053, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fiʁm\. intime is at rank #5,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tim\.
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 31522, this pair ranks #303,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infirme vs intime
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "infirme": fr. Private to "intime": t.
"infirme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "intime" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infirme" for "intime" ever safe?
Which is more common, "infirme" or "intime"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "infirme" and "intime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infirme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infirme" and "intime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infirme 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 #303,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.