intégralevsintégréeWhat's the difference?

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

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.

9 ch
intégrale
8 ch
intégrée

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

intégrale#7,199
intégrée#8,257

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégrale" and "intégrée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intégrale" is a noun and "intégrée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intégrale" or "intégrée"?
"intégrale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,199 in our French list, against #8,257 for "intégrée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list