What are the differences between íntegro y entero?

Question

Ésta es la estela-escalera más grande de la Ciudad Prohibida. Se trata de bloque de mármol íntegro que mide 16,57 metros de largo, 3,07 metros de ancho y pesa más de 200 toneladas.

Can I write entero here instead of íntegro?

estela-escalera? - Anormal, May 11, 2013

Answer 1

Íntegro applies to wholesome and of good moral character.

Entero means whole and it also means an integer number.

In your example I would use entero if it refers to the whole piece or marble. If it talks about the purity of the material, then I would use íntegro (non fake).

Answer 2

Good question.

I had to think for a while cause it sounds a little different to me, probably cause i use entero most of time.

But after reading the meaning of íntegro i must say you can use both.

Any way in this context (Se trata de un bloque de mármol entero) sounds better to me.

I had never seen estela-escalera before, i guess is some kind of ladder but, which one?

Answer 3

Close.

Integro means whole complete, besides being an integer/whole number (entero)

So it can be used to say that something está íntegro or completo or entero.