Which to use
“Intention” and “intestin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,773
- “Intention” frequency rank
- #17,167
- “intestin” frequency rank
- 18940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Intention | intestin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intention. | Viscère abdominal, partie du tube digestif qui suit l’estomac jusqu’à l’anus. |
Where the eye mixes Intention and intestin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Intention runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against intestin's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Intention and intestin
A purely visual mix-up. Intention (\ɪntɛnˈʦi̯oːn\) and intestin (\ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Intention is recorded at frequency rank #1,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɪntɛnˈʦi̯oːn\. intestin is at rank #17,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\.
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 18940, this pair ranks #375,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Intention vs intestin
Shared letters: eint. Private to "Intention": o. Private to "intestin": s.
"Intention" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "intestin" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Intention" and "intestin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Intention" or "intestin" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Intention" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intestin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #375,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Intention" and "intestin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intestin vs intestines". 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 #375,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.