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

#35,916
“détruira” frequency rank
#10,694
“détruits” frequency rank
46610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature détruira détruits
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de détruire. Participe passé masculin pluriel de détruire.

Where the eye mixes détruira and détruits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. détruira (CVCCVVCV) and détruits (CVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
détruira
8 ch
détruits

Look-alike desk: détruira vs détruits

A purely visual mix-up. détruira (\de.tʁɥi.ʁa\) and détruits (\de.tʁɥi\) 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 46610, 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\. détruits is at rank #10,694, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥi\.

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 46610, this pair ranks #193,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of détruira vs détruits

Shared letters: dirtué. Private to "détruira": a. Private to "détruits": s.

"détruira" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "détruits" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "détruira" for "détruits" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.tʁɥi.ʁa\ versus \de.tʁɥi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "détruira" or "détruits"?
"détruits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,694 in our French list, against #35,916 for "détruira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "détruira" and "détruits" 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 "détruits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #193,569 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "détruira" and "détruits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détruira vs détruise". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #193,569 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