Which to use
“instru” and “intra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,729
- “instru” frequency rank
- #10,341
- “intra” frequency rank
- 60070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | instru | intra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Par apocope) Partie musicale d’un morceau de rap ou de hip-hop. | Examen périodique, qui a lieu vers le milieu du semestre universitaire. |
Where the eye mixes instru and intra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. instru runs 6 letters (VCCCCV) against intra's 5 (VCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between instru and intra
A purely visual mix-up. instru (\ɛ̃s.tʁy\) and intra (\ɛ̃.tʁɑ\) 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 60070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
instru is recorded at frequency rank #49,729, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃s.tʁy\. intra is at rank #10,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁɑ\.
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 60070, this pair ranks #99,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of instru vs intra
Shared letters: inrt. Private to "instru": su. Private to "intra": a.
"instru" · 6 letters · shape VCCCCV · "intra" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "instru" for "intra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "instru" vs "intra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "instru" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "instru" and "intra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insert vs instru". 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 #99,617 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.