intégrantevsintègrentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: intégrante is a adjective, intègrent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“intégrante” is an adjective and “intègrent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,192
“intégrante” frequency rank
#16,159
“intègrent” frequency rank
29351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégrante intègrent
Definition Féminin singulier de intégrant. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de intégrer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intégrante and intègrent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
intégrante
9 ch
intègrent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intégrante is \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁɑ̃t\ while intègrent is \ɛ̃.tɛɡʁ\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intégrante is recorded at frequency rank #13,192, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁɑ̃t\. intègrent is at rank #16,159, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛɡʁ\.

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 29351, this pair ranks #317,222 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intégrante vs intègrent

Shared letters: eginrt. Private to "intégrante": . Private to "intègrent": è.

"intégrante" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV  ·  "intègrent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

intégrante#13,192
intègrent#16,159

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégrante" and "intègrent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intégrante" is an adjective and "intègrent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intégrante" or "intègrent"?
"intégrante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,192 in our French list, against #16,159 for "intègrent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intégrante vs intègrent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “intégrante”; for a verb, it's “intègrent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intégrante” 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