Which to use
“ingrats” is an adjective and “intrants” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,447
- “ingrats” frequency rank
- #37,877
- “intrants” frequency rank
- 70324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingrats | intrants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de ingrat. | Pluriel de intrant. |
Where the eye mixes ingrats and intrants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ingrats runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against intrants's 8 (VCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ingrats and intrants
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ingrats is \ɛ̃.ɡʁa\ while intrants is \ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingrats is recorded at frequency rank #32,447, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.ɡʁa\. intrants is at rank #37,877, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃\.
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 70324, this pair ranks #51,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ingrats vs intrants
Shared letters: ainrst. Private to "ingrats": g. Private to "intrants": -.
"ingrats" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "intrants" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ingrats" and "intrants" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ingrats" vs "intrants" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingrats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intrants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingrats" and "intrants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intranet vs intrants". 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 #51,738 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.