intelligencesvsintelligenteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: intelligences is a noun, intelligente is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“intelligences” is a noun and “intelligente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,558
“intelligences” frequency rank
#6,208
“intelligente” frequency rank
41766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intelligences intelligente
Definition Pluriel de intelligence. Féminin singulier de intelligent.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intelligences and intelligente apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
intelligences
12 ch
intelligente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intelligences is \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃s\ while intelligente is \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃t\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intelligences is recorded at frequency rank #35,558, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃s\. intelligente is at rank #6,208, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃t\.

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 41766, this pair ranks #230,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of intelligences vs intelligente

Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "intelligences": cs. Private to "intelligente": -.

"intelligences" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCVC  ·  "intelligente" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intelligencesinetlligences · inntelligences · inteligences · intelilgences · intellgiences · intelliegnces · intelligecnes · intelligencces
  • intelligenteinetlligente · inntelligente · inteligente · intelilgente · intellgiente · intelliegnte · intelligenet · intelligennte

Frequency comparison

intelligences#35,558
intelligente#6,208

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "intelligences" and "intelligente" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "intelligences" is a noun and "intelligente" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "intelligences" or "intelligente"?
"intelligente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,208 in our French list, against #35,558 for "intelligences". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering intelligences vs intelligente

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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