integridad
nounCEFR B2
What does “integridad” mean in English?
integrity
integrity (the quality of being honest, consistent, and morally whole; coherence between stated values and actions)
Example sentences
La integridad de un líder político no se mide solo en sus discursos, sino en la coherencia entre sus palabras y sus decisiones.
The integrity of a political leader is measured not only in their speeches but in the coherence between their words and their decisions.
El conflicto pone en riesgo la integridad territorial del país y ha generado una crisis diplomática de primer orden.
The conflict puts the country's territorial integrity at risk and has triggered a major diplomatic crisis.
How to use it
La integridad means 'integrity' — the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; adherence to a code of values. At B2 it is a key term in ethical, leadership, and institutional discourse: la integridad de un líder, actuar con integridad, comprometer la integridad, la integridad institucional. Important polysemy: integridad also means 'completeness' or 'wholeness' in technical or legal contexts: la integridad territorial (territorial integrity), la integridad física (physical wholeness/safety). The moral sense is primary at B2 but the completeness sense appears in news and legal texts.
Common mistake
Integridad covers both 'integrity' (moral sense: honesty and principles) and 'wholeness' (technical/legal: territorial integrity, physical integrity). Don't assume the moral sense is always intended — 'integridad física' means physical safety/wholeness, not moral uprightness.