déduitvsdéduiteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#15,362
“déduit” frequency rank
#47,854
“déduite” frequency rank
63216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déduit déduite
Definition Divertissement, activité de plaisir, occupation agréable. Participe passé féminin singulier de déduire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déduit and déduite apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
déduit
7 ch
déduite

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déduit is \de.dɥi\ while déduite is \de.dɥit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déduit” sits inside “déduite”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déduit is recorded at frequency rank #15,362, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.dɥi\. déduite is at rank #47,854, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.dɥit\.

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 63216, this pair ranks #83,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déduit vs déduite

Shared letters: ditué. Private to "déduit": -. Private to "déduite": e.

"déduit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "déduite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Frequency comparison

déduit#15,362
déduite#47,854

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déduit" and "déduite" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déduit" is a noun and "déduite" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déduit" or "déduite"?
"déduit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,362 in our French list, against #47,854 for "déduite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déduit vs déduite

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “déduit”; for a verb, it's “déduite”.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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