Which to use
“intégrale” is a noun and “intégrée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,199
- “intégrale” frequency rank
- #8,257
- “intégrée” frequency rank
- 15456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intégrale | intégrée |
|---|---|---|
| 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 singulier de intégré. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intégrale and intégrée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intégrale is \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁal\ while intégrée is \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15456, 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\. intégrée is at rank #8,257, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\.
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 15456, this pair ranks #392,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intégrale vs intégrée
Shared letters: eginrté. Private to "intégrale": al. Private to "intégrée": -.
"intégrale" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intégrée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering intégrale vs intégrée
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 “intégrée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intégrale” entry
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