Which to use
“integrate” is a verb and “integrated” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,873
- “integrate” frequency rank
- #4,385
- “integrated” frequency rank
- 15258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | integrate | integrated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To include as a constituent part or functionality. | composed and coordinated to form a whole |
Where the eye mixes integrate and integrated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: integrate vs integrated
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: integrate is /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/ while integrated is /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪtəd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “integrate” sits inside “integrated”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
integrate is recorded at frequency rank #10,873, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪt/. integrated is at rank #4,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈɪn.tɪ.ɡɹeɪtəd/.
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 15258, this pair ranks #465,122 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of integrate vs integrated
Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "integrate": -. Private to "integrated": d.
"integrate" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "integrated" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- integrate ← inetgrate · inntegrate · integarte · integgrate · integraet · integratte · integrrate · integrtae
- integrated ← inetgrated · inntegrated · integarted · integgrated · integraetd · integratde · integratedd · integratted
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "integrate" and "integrated" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "integrate" or "integrated" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "integrate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "integrated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #465,122 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "integrate" and "integrated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "integrate vs integrator". 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 #465,122 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.