intégrervsintenterTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,688
“intégrer” frequency rank
#36,005
“intenter” frequency rank
39693
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégrer intenter
Definition Assembler des parties pour former un tout. Diriger contre quelqu’un un procès, une accusation. Il n’est usité que dans ces phrases,

Where the eye mixes intégrer and intenter

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

8 ch
intégrer
8 ch
intenter

Visual trap between intégrer and intenter

A purely visual mix-up. intégrer (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\) and intenter (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intégrer is recorded at frequency rank #3,688, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\. intenter is at rank #36,005, 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 39693, this pair ranks #246,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intégrer vs intenter

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "intégrer": . Private to "intenter": -.

"intégrer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "intenter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intenterinetnter · inntenter · intenetr · intennter · intenterr · intentre · intentter · intetner

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégrer" and "intenter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\ versus \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "intégrer" or "intenter"?
"intégrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,688 in our French list, against #36,005 for "intenter". 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 "intégrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intenter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intégrer" and "intenter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intenter vs inventes". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #246,092 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