Which to use
“intenter” and “inventée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,005
- “intenter” frequency rank
- #17,739
- “inventée” frequency rank
- 53744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenter | inventée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diriger contre quelqu’un un procès, une accusation. Il n’est usité que dans ces phrases, | Participe passé féminin singulier de inventer. |
Where the eye mixes intenter and inventée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intenter with inventée
A purely visual mix-up. intenter (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\) and inventée (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53744, 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\. inventée is at rank #17,739, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɑ̃.te\.
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 53744, this pair ranks #138,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intenter vs inventée
Shared letters: eint. Private to "intenter": r. Private to "inventée": vé.
"intenter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "inventée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intenter ← inetnter · inntenter · intenetr · intennter · intenterr · intentre · intentter · intetner
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intenter" and "inventée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "intenter" or "inventée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intenter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inventée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenter" and "inventée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intenter vs inventes". 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 #138,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.