integralvsintegrarTell them apart

Quick tell: integral is a adjective, integrar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“integral” is an adjective and “integrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,486
“integral” frequency rank
#6,080
“integrar” frequency rank
10566
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature integral integrar
Definition que não teve suas partes removidas, inteiro, completo, irrestrito incluir num conjunto, incorporar:

Where the eye mixes integral and integrar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
integral
8 ch
integrar

Look-alike desk: integral vs integrar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: integral is /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɡɾaɫ/ while integrar is /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɡɾaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “integral” becomes r in “integrar”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

integral is recorded at frequency rank #4,486, classified as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɡɾaɫ/. integrar is at rank #6,080, tagged as averb, pronounced /ĩ.tɨ.ˈɡɾaɾ/.

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 10566, this pair ranks #62,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of integral vs integrar

Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "integral": l. Private to "integrar": -.

"integral" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "integrar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • integralinetgral · inntegral · integarl · integgral · integrall · integrla · integrral · intergal
  • integrarinetgrar · inntegrar · integarr · integgrar · integrarr · integrra · integrrar · intergar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "integral" and "integrar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "integral" is an adjective and "integrar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "integral" vs "integrar" - which ranks higher?
"integral" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,486 in our Portuguese list, against #6,080 for "integrar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "integral" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "integrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "integral" and "integrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "integral vs internal". 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 #62,494 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list