réintégrévsréintégrerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“réintégré” and “réintégrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,129
“réintégré” frequency rank
#23,016
“réintégrer” frequency rank
52145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réintégré réintégrer
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de réintégrer. Remettre, rétablir quelqu’un dans la possession d’une chose dont il avait été dépossédé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réintégré and réintégrer apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
réintégré
10 ch
réintégrer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. réintégré and réintégrer are pronounced identically (\ʁe.ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réintégré is recorded at frequency rank #29,129, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\. réintégrer is at rank #23,016, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\.

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 52145, this pair ranks #149,846 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réintégré vs réintégrer

Shared letters: ginrté. Private to "réintégré": -. Private to "réintégrer": e.

"réintégré" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV  ·  "réintégrer" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

réintégré#29,129
réintégrer#23,016

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réintégré" and "réintégrer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.ɛ̃.te.ɡʁe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "réintégré" or "réintégrer"?
"réintégrer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,016 in our French list, against #29,129 for "réintégré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réintégré vs réintégrer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réintégré” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list