intégralevsintégritéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“intégrale” and “intégrité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,199
“intégrale” frequency rank
#6,622
“intégrité” frequency rank
13821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégrale intégrité
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. État d’un tout, d’une chose qui est dans son entier.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intégrale and intégrité apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
intégrale
9 ch
intégrité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. intégrale (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁal\) and intégrité (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁi.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13821, 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\. intégrité is at rank #6,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁi.te\.

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 13821, this pair ranks #399,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of intégrale vs intégrité

Shared letters: ginrté. Private to "intégrale": ael. Private to "intégrité": -.

"intégrale" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "intégrité" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Frequency comparison

intégrale#7,199
intégrité#6,622

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégrale" and "intégrité" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁal\ versus \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁi.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "intégrale" or "intégrité"?
"intégrité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,622 in our French list, against #7,199 for "intégrale". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intégrale vs intégrité

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • 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

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