Which to use
“détruira” and “détruise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,916
- “détruira” frequency rank
- #43,909
- “détruise” frequency rank
- 79825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détruira | détruise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de détruire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de détruire. |
Where the eye mixes détruira and détruise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. détruira and détruise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between détruira and détruise
A purely visual mix-up. détruira (\de.tʁɥi.ʁa\) and détruise (\de.tʁɥiz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79825, 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\. détruise is at rank #43,909, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥiz\.
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 79825, this pair ranks #22,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of détruira vs détruise
Shared letters: dirtué. Private to "détruira": a. Private to "détruise": es.
"détruira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "détruise" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détruira" and "détruise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "détruira" or "détruise"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "détruira" and "détruise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "détruira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détruise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détruira" and "détruise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détruis vs détruise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,390 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.