Which to use
“inter” and “intox” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,928
- “inter” frequency rank
- #25,700
- “intox” frequency rank
- 29628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inter | intox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utilisé autrefois pour désigner le réseau téléphonique interurbain. | Matraquage idéologique qui cherche à prendre possession des esprits. |
Where the eye mixes inter and intox
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses inter with intox
A purely visual mix-up. inter (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ\) and intox (\ɛ̃.tɔks\) 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 29628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inter is recorded at frequency rank #3,928, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ\. intox is at rank #25,700, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɔks\.
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 29628, this pair ranks #315,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inter vs intox
Shared letters: int. Private to "inter": er. Private to "intox": ox.
"inter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "intox" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inter" and "intox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "inter" vs "intox" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "inter" and "intox" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,483 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inter" and "intox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intox vs ito". 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 #315,483 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.