déduisvsdéduitConfusable pair

Quick tell: déduis is a verb, déduit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“déduis” is a verb and “déduit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,787
“déduis” frequency rank
#15,362
“déduit” frequency rank
48149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déduis déduit
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déduire. Divertissement, activité de plaisir, occupation agréable.

Same sound, different letters: déduis vs déduit

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. déduis and déduit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
déduis
6 ch
déduit

Ear matches; page differs - déduis and déduit

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déduis and déduit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.dɥi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “déduis” becomes t in “déduit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déduis is recorded at frequency rank #32,787, classified as averb, pronounced \de.dɥi\. déduit is at rank #15,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.dɥi\.

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 48149, this pair ranks #181,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déduis vs déduit

Shared letters: diué. Private to "déduis": s. Private to "déduit": t.

"déduis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "déduit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "déduis" for "déduit" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déduis" is a verb and "déduit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déduis" or "déduit"?
"déduit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,362 in our French list, against #32,787 for "déduis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"déduis" and "déduit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déduis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déduit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #181,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déduis" and "déduit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduis vs déduite". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #181,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list