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.
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?
Which is more common, "déduis" or "déduit"?
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.