Which to use
“index” is a noun and “Intel” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,203
- “index” frequency rank
- #15,169
- “Intel” frequency rank
- 21372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | index | Intel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doigt le plus proche du pouce, parce que c’est celui-là dont on se sert ordinairement pour indiquer, pour montrer quelque chose. | Entreprise multinationale dont les processeurs sont omniprésents. |
Letter map: index vs Intel
Shared letters muted; letters that set index and Intel apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for index / Intel
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: index is anoun and Intelaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
index is recorded at frequency rank #6,203, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɛks\. Intel is at rank #15,169, tagged as aname.
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 21372, this pair ranks #363,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of index vs Intel
Shared letters: ein. Private to "index": dx. Private to "Intel": lt.
"index" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Intel" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "index" and "Intel" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "index" or "Intel"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "index" and "Intel".
- Full dictionary entry for "index" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Intel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,516 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "index" and "Intel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Intel vs ITER". 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 #363,516 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.