Which to use
“interdire” and “interdise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,682
- “interdire” frequency rank
- #45,677
- “interdise” frequency rank
- 50359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdire | interdise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défendre quelque chose à quelqu’un, ne pas lui permettre par une décision d'autorité. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de interdire. |
Where the eye mixes interdire and interdise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interdire vs interdise
A purely visual mix-up. interdire (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diʁ\) and interdise (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diz\) 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 a single letter - r in “interdire” becomes s in “interdise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50359, 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\. interdise is at rank #45,677, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.diz\.
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 50359, this pair ranks #163,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interdire vs interdise
Shared letters: deinrt. Private to "interdire": -. Private to "interdise": s.
"interdire" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "interdise" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "interdire" and "interdise" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "interdire" or "interdise" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "interdire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interdise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdire" and "interdise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interdise vs interpose". 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 #163,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.