Which to use
“intenter” and “interner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,005
- “intenter” frequency rank
- #42,954
- “interner” frequency rank
- 78959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenter | interner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diriger contre quelqu’un un procès, une accusation. Il n’est usité que dans ces phrases, | Obliger à résider dans une certaine localité, sans permission d’en sortir. |
Where the eye mixes intenter and interner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intenter and interner
A purely visual mix-up. intenter (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\) and interner (\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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intenter is recorded at frequency rank #36,005, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\. interner is at rank #42,954, tagged as averb, 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 78959, this pair ranks #24,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intenter vs interner
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "intenter": -. Private to "interner": -.
"intenter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "interner" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intenter" and "interner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intenter" vs "interner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intenter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenter" and "interner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interner vs internés". 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 #24,419 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.