Which to use
“interdire” and “interdis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,682
- “interdire” frequency rank
- #30,220
- “interdis” frequency rank
- 34902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdire | interdis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défendre quelque chose à quelqu’un, ne pas lui permettre par une décision d'autorité. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de interdire. |
Where the eye mixes interdire and interdis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interdire and interdis
A purely visual mix-up. interdire (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\) and interdis (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di\) 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 34902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interdire is recorded at frequency rank #4,682, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\. interdis is at rank #30,220, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di\.
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 34902, this pair ranks #280,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interdire vs interdis
Shared letters: deinrt. Private to "interdire": -. Private to "interdis": s.
"interdire" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "interdis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interdire" and "interdis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "interdire" vs "interdis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interdire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interdis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdire" and "interdis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interdis vs interdise". 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 #280,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.