intégralitévsintégritéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,993
“intégralité” frequency rank
#6,622
“intégrité” frequency rank
12615
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégralité intégrité
Definition État d’une chose entière. 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 intégralité and intégrité apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
intégralité
9 ch
intégrité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. intégralité (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁa.li.te\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intégralité is recorded at frequency rank #5,993, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁa.li.te\. 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 12615, this pair ranks #404,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of intégralité vs intégrité

Shared letters: ginrté. Private to "intégralité": al. Private to "intégrité": -.

"intégralité" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV  ·  "intégrité" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Frequency comparison

intégralité#5,993
intégrité#6,622

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégralité" and "intégrité" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁa.li.te\ 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, "intégralité" or "intégrité"?
"intégralité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,993 in our French list, against #6,622 for "intégrité". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intégralité 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 “intégralité” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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