intègrentvsintégrésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#16,159
“intègrent” frequency rank
#10,520
“intégrés” frequency rank
26679
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intègrent intégrés
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de intégrer. Masculin pluriel de intégré.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
intègrent
8 ch
intégrés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intègrent is \ɛ̃.tɛɡʁ\ while intégrés is \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intègrent is recorded at frequency rank #16,159, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛɡʁ\. intégrés is at rank #10,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\.

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 26679, this pair ranks #333,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of intègrent vs intégrés

Shared letters: ginrt. Private to "intègrent": . Private to "intégrés": .

"intègrent" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC  ·  "intégrés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

intègrent#16,159
intégrés#10,520

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intègrent" and "intégrés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intègrent" is a verb and "intégrés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intègrent" or "intégrés"?
"intégrés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,520 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 intègrent vs intégrés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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