Which to use
“intestins” and “investis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,256
- “intestins” frequency rank
- #12,800
- “investis” frequency rank
- 36056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intestins | investis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de intestin. | Masculin pluriel de investi. |
Where the eye mixes intestins and investis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. intestins runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against investis's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between intestins and investis
A purely visual mix-up. intestins (\ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\) and investis (\ɛ̃.vɛs.ti\) 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 36056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intestins is recorded at frequency rank #23,256, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛs.tɛ̃\. investis is at rank #12,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.vɛs.ti\.
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 36056, this pair ranks #272,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intestins vs investis
Shared letters: einst. Private to "intestins": -. Private to "investis": v.
"intestins" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "investis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intestins" for "investis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intestins" vs "investis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intestins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "investis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intestins" and "investis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intestines vs intestins". 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 #272,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.