Which to use
“incite” is a verb and “inédite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,178
- “incite” frequency rank
- #9,341
- “inédite” frequency rank
- 19519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incite | inédite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de inciter. | Féminin singulier de inédit. |
Where the eye mixes incite and inédite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incite runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against inédite's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between incite and inédite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incite is \ɛ̃.sit\ while inédite is \i.ne.dit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incite is recorded at frequency rank #10,178, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.sit\. inédite is at rank #9,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.ne.dit\.
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 19519, this pair ranks #372,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incite vs inédite
Shared letters: eint. Private to "incite": c. Private to "inédite": dé.
"incite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "inédite" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- incite ← icnite · inccite · inciet · incitte · inctie · inicte · inncite · nicite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incite" for "inédite" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "incite" or "inédite" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inédite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incite" and "inédite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incite vs income". 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 #372,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.