IntelvsintoxWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Intel is a name, intox is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Intel” is a name and “intox” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,169
“Intel” frequency rank
#25,700
“intox” frequency rank
40869
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Intel intox
Definition Entreprise multinationale dont les processeurs sont omniprésents. Matraquage idéologique qui cherche à prendre possession des esprits.

Letter map: Intel vs intox

Shared letters muted; letters that set Intel and intox apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Intel
5 ch
intox

Role in the sentence - Intel and intox

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Intel is aname and intoxanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Intel is recorded at frequency rank #15,169, classified as aname. intox is at rank #25,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɔks\.

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 40869, this pair ranks #237,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Intel vs intox

Shared letters: int. Private to "Intel": el. Private to "intox": ox.

"Intel" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "intox" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Intelinetl · inntel · intell · intle · inttel · itnel · nitel
  • intoxinntox · inotx · intoxx · inttox · intxo · itnox · nitox

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Intel" and "intox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Intel" is a name and "intox" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Intel" vs "intox" - which ranks higher?
"Intel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,169 in our French list, against #25,700 for "intox". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Intel" vs "intox" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Intel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #237,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Intel" and "intox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intox vs ito". 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 #237,300 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