Which to use
“détruira” and “détruire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,916
- “détruira” frequency rank
- #2,774
- “détruire” frequency rank
- 38690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détruira | détruire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de détruire. | Démolir, ruiner, en parlant d'un édifice, d'une construction. |
Where the eye mixes détruira and détruire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. détruira and détruire follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: détruira vs détruire
A purely visual mix-up. détruira (\de.tʁɥi.ʁa\) and détruire (\de.tʁɥiʁ\) 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 a single letter - a in “détruira” becomes e in “détruire”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détruira is recorded at frequency rank #35,916, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥi.ʁa\. détruire is at rank #2,774, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥiʁ\.
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 38690, this pair ranks #253,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détruira vs détruire
Shared letters: dirtué. Private to "détruira": a. Private to "détruire": e.
"détruira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "détruire" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détruira" for "détruire" ever safe?
Which is more common, "détruira" or "détruire"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "détruira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détruire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,492 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détruira" and "détruire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détruira vs détruise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #253,492 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.