Which to use
“info” and “ink” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,957
- “info” frequency rank
- #45,673
- “ink” frequency rank
- 47630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | info | ink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Information. | Encre. |
Where the eye mixes info and ink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between info and ink
A purely visual mix-up. info (\ɛ̃.fo\) and ink (\ɪŋk\) 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 47630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
info is recorded at frequency rank #1,957, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.fo\. ink is at rank #45,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɪŋk\.
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 47630, this pair ranks #185,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of info vs ink
Shared letters: in. Private to "info": fo. Private to "ink": k.
"info" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ink" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- info ← ifno · inffo · innfo · inof · nifo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "info" and "ink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "info" or "ink" show up more?
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 "info" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "info" and "ink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ink vs isi". 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 #185,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.