Which to use
“intactes” and “intacts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,402
- “intactes” frequency rank
- #29,824
- “intacts” frequency rank
- 59226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intactes | intacts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de intact. | Masculin pluriel de intact. |
Same sound, different letters: intactes vs intacts
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - intactes and intacts
This is the hard kind. intactes and intacts are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.takt\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intactes is recorded at frequency rank #29,402, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.takt\. intacts is at rank #29,824, 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 59226, this pair ranks #104,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intactes vs intacts
Shared letters: acinst. Private to "intactes": e. Private to "intacts": -.
"intactes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intacts" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intactes" and "intacts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intactes" vs "intacts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "intactes" / "intacts". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "intactes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intacts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intactes" and "intacts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inaptes vs intactes". 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 #104,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.