intégralevsintégralesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: intégrale is a noun, intégrales is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

9 ch
intégrale
10 ch
intégrales

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

intégrale#7,199
intégrales#30,223

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégrale" and "intégrales" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intégrale" is a noun and "intégrales" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intégrale" or "intégrales"?
"intégrale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,199 in our French list, against #30,223 for "intégrales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intégrale” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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