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“déduite” and “détruite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,854
“déduite” frequency rank
#8,539
“détruite” frequency rank
56393
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déduite détruite
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de déduire. Participe passé féminin singulier de détruire.

Where the eye mixes déduite and détruite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déduite runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against détruite's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
déduite
8 ch
détruite

Visual trap between déduite and détruite

A purely visual mix-up. déduite (\de.dɥit\) and détruite (\de.tʁɥit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déduite is recorded at frequency rank #47,854, classified as averb, pronounced \de.dɥit\. détruite is at rank #8,539, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥit\.

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 56393, this pair ranks #121,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déduite vs détruite

Shared letters: deitué. Private to "déduite": -. Private to "détruite": r.

"déduite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "détruite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "déduite" for "détruite" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.dɥit\ versus \de.tʁɥit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "déduite" or "détruite"?
"détruite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,539 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déduite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "détruite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déduite" and "détruite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduite vs désuète". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #121,354 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