Which to use
“inexact” and “intact” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,998
- “inexact” frequency rank
- #15,655
- “intact” frequency rank
- 51653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inexact | intact |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui renferme des inexactitudes. | À quoi l’on n’a pas touché, dont on n’a rien retranché. |
Where the eye mixes inexact and intact
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. inexact runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against intact's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inexact and intact
A purely visual mix-up. inexact (\i.nɛɡ.zakt\) and intact (\ɛ̃.takt\) 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 51653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inexact is recorded at frequency rank #35,998, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.nɛɡ.zakt\. intact is at rank #15,655, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.takt\.
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 51653, this pair ranks #153,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inexact vs intact
Shared letters: acint. Private to "inexact": ex. Private to "intact": -.
"inexact" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "intact" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inexact" and "intact" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "inexact" or "intact" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inexact" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intact" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,417 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inexact" and "intact" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inexact vs inexacte". 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 #153,417 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.