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 eye mixes déduit and déduite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déduit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against déduite's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déduit with déduite
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déduit" for "déduite" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déduit" or "déduite" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déduit" and "déduite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déduit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déduite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,150 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déduit" and "déduite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduite vs désuète". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #83,150 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.