Which to use
“détruite” and “détruites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,539
- “détruite” frequency rank
- #13,777
- “détruites” frequency rank
- 22316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détruite | détruites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de détruire. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de détruire. |
Same sound, different letters: détruite vs détruites
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. détruite runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against détruites's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: détruite vs détruites
This is the hard kind. détruite and détruites are pronounced identically (\de.tʁɥit\) 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 extra letter(s) - “détruite” sits inside “détruites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détruite is recorded at frequency rank #8,539, classified as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥit\. détruites is at rank #13,777, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tʁɥit\.
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 22316, this pair ranks #358,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of détruite vs détruites
Shared letters: deirtué. Private to "détruite": -. Private to "détruites": s.
"détruite" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "détruites" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détruite" and "détruites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "détruite" or "détruites"?
After this comparison
"détruite" and "détruites" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détruite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détruites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détruite" and "détruites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détruise vs détruites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #358,658 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.