Which to use
“intégrale” is a noun and “intégrales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,199
- “intégrale” frequency rank
- #30,223
- “intégrales” frequency rank
- 37422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intégrale | intégrales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intégrale d’une fonction f à valeurs réelles et continue sur un segment [a,b] : Valeur de l’aire algébrique du domaine délimité par l’axe des abscisses et la courbe représentative de f et les droites verticales d’équations x=a et x=b. | Féminin pluriel de intégral. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intégrale and intégrales apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intégrale and intégrales carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁal\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intégrale” sits inside “intégrales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intégrale is recorded at frequency rank #7,199, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁal\. intégrales is at rank #30,223, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁal\.
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 37422, this pair ranks #262,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intégrale vs intégrales
Shared letters: aegilnrté. Private to "intégrale": -. Private to "intégrales": s.
"intégrale" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intégrales" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering intégrale vs intégrales
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “intégrale”; for an adjective, it's “intégrales”.
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