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Which to use

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

#10,520
“intégrés” frequency rank
#38,864
“internés” frequency rank
49384
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégrés internés
Definition Masculin pluriel de intégré. Masculin pluriel de interné.

Where the eye mixes intégrés and internés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. intégrés and internés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
intégrés
8 ch
internés

Visual trap between intégrés and internés

A purely visual mix-up. intégrés (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\) and internés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intégrés is recorded at frequency rank #10,520, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\. internés is at rank #38,864, 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 49384, this pair ranks #171,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intégrés vs internés

Shared letters: inrsté. Private to "intégrés": g. Private to "internés": e.

"intégrés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "internés" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "intégrés" and "internés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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.
Which is more common, "intégrés" or "internés"?
"intégrés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,520 in our French list, against #38,864 for "internés". 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 "intégrés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "internés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #171,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intégrés" and "internés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interner vs internés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #171,145 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