Which to use
“détruire” and “détruits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,774
- “détruire” frequency rank
- #10,694
- “détruits” frequency rank
- 13468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détruire | détruits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Démolir, ruiner, en parlant d'un édifice, d'une construction. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de détruire. |
Where the eye mixes détruire and détruits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: détruire vs détruits
A purely visual mix-up. détruire (\de.tʁɥiʁ\) 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 13468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détruire is recorded at frequency rank #2,774, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥiʁ\. 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 13468, this pair ranks #400,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of détruire vs détruits
Shared letters: dirtué. Private to "détruire": e. Private to "détruits": s.
"détruire" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "détruits" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détruire" and "détruits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "détruire" or "détruits" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "détruire" and "détruits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "détruire" 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 #400,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détruire" and "détruits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détruise vs détruits". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #400,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.