N3Pattern 5
〜に違いない
Formula:
普通形(ナA・N 去だ)
Examples & key points
彼が犯人に違いない。
Kare ga hannin ni chigainai.
He must be the culprit.
に違いない is a grounded conviction, bookish and at home in fiction
あの様子では、疲れているに違いない。
Ano yōsu de wa, tsukarete iru ni chigainai.
Judging by the look of it, they must be exhausted.
The observed grounds come first, the verdict after
日常会話では、こちらのほうをよく使います。
Nichijō kaiwa de wa, kochira no hō o yoku tsukaimasu.
In everyday speech the other one is what people reach for.
Speech prefers に決まってる; に違いない is bookish, which is why the source rates it one flame — recognising it is enough
