int vs into, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“int” is a verb and “into” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,770
“int” frequency rank: #83
“into” frequency rank: 9853
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	int	into
Definition	To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team	To or towards the inside of.

Letter map: int vs into

Shared letters muted; letters that set int and into apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch

int

4 ch

into

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: int is averb and intoapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “int” sits inside “into”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

int is recorded at frequency rank #9,770, classified as averb. into is at rank #83, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ˈɪn.tuː/.

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 9853, this pair ranks #495,251 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of int vs into

Shared letters: int. Private to "int": -. Private to "into": o.

"int" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "into" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

into ← innto · inot · intto · itno · nito

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "int" and "into" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "int" is a verb and "into" a preposition, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "int" or "into"?

"into" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #83 in our English list, against #9,770 for "int". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "int" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "into" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #495,251 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"int" and "into" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "int vs ith". 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

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