Which to use
“intenter” and “inventes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,005
- “intenter” frequency rank
- #45,681
- “inventes” frequency rank
- 81686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenter | inventes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diriger contre quelqu’un un procès, une accusation. Il n’est usité que dans ces phrases, | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de inventer. |
Where the eye mixes intenter and inventes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intenter and inventes
A purely visual mix-up. intenter (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.te\) and inventes (\ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\) 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 81686, 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\. inventes is at rank #45,681, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɑ̃t\.
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 81686, this pair ranks #18,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intenter vs inventes
Shared letters: eint. Private to "intenter": r. Private to "inventes": sv.
"intenter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "inventes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intenter" for "inventes" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "intenter" or "inventes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intenter" and "inventes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intenter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inventes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenter" and "inventes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insensés 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 #18,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.