Which to use
“distrait” is an adjective and “district” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,116
- “distrait” frequency rank
- #5,123
- “district” frequency rank
- 25239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distrait | district |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’a pas d’attention à ce qu’il dit ou à ce qu’il fait, qui n’est pas à l'écoute de ce qu’on lui dit. | Division territoriale de moyenne étendue. |
Where the eye mixes distrait and district
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between distrait and district
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: distrait is \dis.tʁɛ\ while district is \dis.tʁikt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distrait is recorded at frequency rank #20,116, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.tʁɛ\. district is at rank #5,123, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dis.tʁikt\.
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 25239, this pair ranks #341,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of distrait vs district
Shared letters: dirst. Private to "distrait": a. Private to "district": c.
"distrait" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "district" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "distrait" and "district" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "distrait" or "district" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "distrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "district" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,984 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distrait" and "district" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distrait vs distraite". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #341,984 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.