Which to use
“détruis” and “détruits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,847
- “détruis” frequency rank
- #10,694
- “détruits” frequency rank
- 53541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détruis | détruits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détruire. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de détruire. |
Same sound, different letters: détruis vs détruits
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détruis runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against détruits's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - détruis / détruits
This is the hard kind. détruis and détruits are pronounced identically (\de.tʁɥi\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détruis is recorded at frequency rank #42,847, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥi\. 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 53541, this pair ranks #140,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détruis vs détruits
Shared letters: dirstué. Private to "détruis": -. Private to "détruits": -.
"détruis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "détruits" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détruis" and "détruits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "détruis" or "détruits" show up more?
Useful next steps
"détruis" and "détruits" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détruis" 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 #140,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détruis" and "détruits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détruis vs détruise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #140,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.