Which to use
“intentionnel” and “intentionnés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,863
- “intentionnel” frequency rank
- #46,241
- “intentionnés” frequency rank
- 79104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentionnel | intentionnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à l’intention. | Masculin pluriel de intentionné. |
Where the eye mixes intentionnel and intentionnés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. intentionnel and intentionnés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: intentionnel vs intentionnés
A purely visual mix-up. intentionnel (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\) and intentionnés (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ.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 79104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentionnel is recorded at frequency rank #32,863, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ.nɛl\. intentionnés is at rank #46,241, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ.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 79104, this pair ranks #24,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intentionnel vs intentionnés
Shared letters: einot. Private to "intentionnel": l. Private to "intentionnés": sé.
"intentionnel" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC · "intentionnés" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentionnel ← inetntionnel · inntentionnel · intenitonnel · intenntionnel · intentinonel · intentionel · intentionenl · intentionnell
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intentionnel" and "intentionnés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "intentionnel" or "intentionnés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intentionnel" and "intentionnés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentionnel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentionnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentionnel" and "intentionnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentionnel vs intentionnelle". 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 #24,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.