Which to use
“intelligent” and “intelligentes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,463
- “intelligent” frequency rank
- #15,416
- “intelligentes” frequency rank
- 18879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intelligent | intelligentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est pourvu de la faculté de comprendre, qui est capable de concevoir et de raisonner. | Féminin pluriel de intelligent. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set intelligent and intelligentes apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. intelligent (\ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\) and intelligentes (\ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “intelligent” sits inside “intelligentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intelligent is recorded at frequency rank #3,463, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\. intelligentes is at rank #15,416, 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 18879, this pair ranks #376,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intelligent vs intelligentes
Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "intelligent": -. Private to "intelligentes": s.
"intelligent" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCC · "intelligentes" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intelligent ← inetlligent · inntelligent · inteligent · intelilgent · intellgient · intelliegnt · intelligennt · intelligentt
- intelligentes ← inetlligentes · inntelligentes · inteligentes · intelilgentes · intellgientes · intelliegntes · intelligenets · intelligenntes
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intelligent" and "intelligentes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "intelligent" or "intelligentes"?
Remembering intelligent vs intelligentes
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 “intelligent” entry
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