Which to use
“inter” and “intro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,928
- “inter” frequency rank
- #17,170
- “intro” frequency rank
- 21098
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inter | intro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utilisé autrefois pour désigner le réseau téléphonique interurbain. | Introduction. |
Where the eye mixes inter and intro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: inter vs intro
A purely visual mix-up. inter (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ\) and intro (\ɛ̃.tʁo\) 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 21098, 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\. intro is at rank #17,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁo\.
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 21098, this pair ranks #364,870 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inter vs intro
Shared letters: inrt. Private to "inter": e. Private to "intro": o.
"inter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "intro" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inter" and "intro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "inter" vs "intro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,870 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inter" and "intro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "instru vs intro". 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 #364,870 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.