Which to use
“déduit” is a noun and “dudit” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,362
- “déduit” frequency rank
- #18,176
- “dudit” frequency rank
- 33538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déduit | dudit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Divertissement, activité de plaisir, occupation agréable. | Contraction de de + ledit. De ce qui a été dit. De ce dont on parle. |
Where the eye mixes déduit and dudit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déduit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dudit's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déduit with dudit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déduit is \de.dɥi\ while dudit is \dy.di\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33538, 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\. dudit is at rank #18,176, tagged as adet, pronounced \dy.di\.
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 33538, this pair ranks #289,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déduit vs dudit
Shared letters: ditu. Private to "déduit": é. Private to "dudit": -.
"déduit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dudit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dudit ← ddudit · dduit · duddit · duditt · dudti · duidt · uddit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déduit" for "dudit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déduit" or "dudit" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déduit" and "dudit" 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 "dudit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déduit" and "dudit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudit vs dust". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #289,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.