Which to use
“inné” and “ivre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,410
- “inné” frequency rank
- #9,682
- “ivre” frequency rank
- 36092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inné | ivre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est né avec nous, est héréditaire et déterminé en naissant, même si cela se manifeste après la naissance. | Qui a le cerveau troublé par l’effet des boissons fermentées, par l’alcool, etc. |
Where the eye mixes inné and ivre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between inné and ivre
A purely visual mix-up. inné (\in.ne\) and ivre (\ivʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inné is recorded at frequency rank #26,410, classified as anadj, pronounced \in.ne\. ivre is at rank #9,682, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ivʁ\.
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 36092, this pair ranks #272,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inné vs ivre
Shared letters: i. Private to "inné": né. Private to "ivre": erv.
"inné" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ivre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ivre ← iver · ivrre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inné" and "ivre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "inné" or "ivre" 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 "inné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ivre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inné" and "ivre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ime vs inné". 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 #272,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.