Which to use
“incite” and “invitez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,178
- “incite” frequency rank
- #32,027
- “invitez” frequency rank
- 42205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incite | invitez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de inciter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inviter. |
Where the eye mixes incite and invitez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incite runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against invitez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between incite and invitez
A purely visual mix-up. incite (\ɛ̃.sit\) and invitez (\ɛ̃.vi.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42205, 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\. invitez is at rank #32,027, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.vi.te\.
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 42205, this pair ranks #227,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incite vs invitez
Shared letters: eint. Private to "incite": c. Private to "invitez": vz.
"incite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "invitez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incite" for "invitez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "incite" or "invitez"?
Useful next steps
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 "invitez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incite" and "invitez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incités vs invitez". 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 #227,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.