Which to use
“distribue” and “distribuent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,570
- “distribue” frequency rank
- #28,919
- “distribuent” frequency rank
- 42489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distribue | distribuent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de distribuer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de distribuer. |
Same sound, different letters: distribue vs distribuent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. distribue runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVV) against distribuent's 11 (CVCCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - distribue and distribuent
This is the hard kind. distribue and distribuent are pronounced identically (\dis.tʁi.by\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “distribue” sits inside “distribuent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distribue is recorded at frequency rank #13,570, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.tʁi.by\. distribuent is at rank #28,919, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.tʁi.by\.
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 42489, this pair ranks #225,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distribue vs distribuent
Shared letters: bdeirstu. Private to "distribue": -. Private to "distribuent": n.
"distribue" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV · "distribuent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distribue ← ddistribue · disrtibue · disstribue · distirbue · distrbiue · distribbue · distribeu · distriube
- distribuent ← ddistribuent · disrtibuent · disstribuent · distirbuent · distrbiuent · distribbuent · distribeunt · distribuennt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "distribue" and "distribuent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "distribue" or "distribuent" show up more?
What to do next
"distribue" and "distribuent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "distribue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distribue" and "distribuent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuait vs distribuent". 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 #225,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.