intégréevsinternéTell them apart

Which to use

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

#8,257
“intégrée” frequency rank
#31,086
“interné” frequency rank
39343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégrée interné
Definition Féminin singulier de intégré. Contraint à résider dans une certaine localité sans permission d’en sortir.

Where the eye mixes intégrée and interné

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
intégrée
7 ch
interné

Why the eye confuses intégrée with interné

A purely visual mix-up. intégrée (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\) and interné (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39343, 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\. interné is at rank #31,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\.

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 39343, this pair ranks #248,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intégrée vs interné

Shared letters: einrté. Private to "intégrée": g. Private to "interné": -.

"intégrée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV  ·  "interné" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégrée" and "interné" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\ versus \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.ne\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "intégrée" vs "interné" - which ranks higher?
"intégrée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,257 in our French list, against #31,086 for "interné". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "intégrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intégrée" and "interné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interné vs interner". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #248,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list