Which to use
“incités” is a verb and “induites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,989
- “incités” frequency rank
- #37,380
- “induites” frequency rank
- 81369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incités | induites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de inciter. | Féminin pluriel de induit. |
Where the eye mixes incités and induites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incités runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against induites's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses incités with induites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incités is \ɛ̃.si.te\ while induites is \ɛ̃.dɥit\. 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 81369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incités is recorded at frequency rank #43,989, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.si.te\. induites is at rank #37,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.dɥit\.
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 81369, this pair ranks #18,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incités vs induites
Shared letters: inst. Private to "incités": cé. Private to "induites": deu.
"incités" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "induites" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- induites ← idnuites · indduites · indiutes · induiets · induitess · induitse · induittes · induties
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incités" and "induites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "incités" or "induites" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "induites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incités" and "induites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inaptes vs incités". 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 #18,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.