intégréevsintentéeWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#8,257
“intégrée” frequency rank
#44,516
“intentée” frequency rank
52773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégrée intentée
Definition Féminin singulier de intégré. Participe passé féminin singulier de intenter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intégrée and intentée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
intégrée
8 ch
intentée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intégrée is \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\ while intentée is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intégrée is recorded at frequency rank #8,257, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\. intentée is at rank #44,516, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.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 52773, this pair ranks #145,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intégrée vs intentée

Shared letters: einté. Private to "intégrée": gr. Private to "intentée": -.

"intégrée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV  ·  "intentée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

intégrée#8,257
intentée#44,516

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégrée" and "intentée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intégrée" is an adjective and "intentée" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intégrée" or "intentée"?
"intégrée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,257 in our French list, against #44,516 for "intentée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intégrée vs intentée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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