intégristevsintégristesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#35,104
“intégriste” frequency rank
#23,257
“intégristes” frequency rank
58361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intégriste intégristes
Definition Relatif à l'intégrisme, au maintien, à l'intégrité de la tradition religieuse. Pluriel de intégriste.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intégriste and intégristes apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
intégriste
11 ch
intégristes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. intégriste and intégristes are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁist\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intégriste” sits inside “intégristes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intégriste is recorded at frequency rank #35,104, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁist\. intégristes is at rank #23,257, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ɡʁist\.

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 58361, this pair ranks #109,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of intégriste vs intégristes

Shared letters: eginrsté. Private to "intégriste": -. Private to "intégristes": -.

"intégriste" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV  ·  "intégristes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

intégriste#35,104
intégristes#23,257

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intégriste" and "intégristes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.te.ɡʁist\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "intégriste" or "intégristes"?
"intégristes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,257 in our French list, against #35,104 for "intégriste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intégriste vs intégristes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “intégriste” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list