Which to use
“interdis” and “interdise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,220
- “interdis” frequency rank
- #45,677
- “interdise” frequency rank
- 75897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdis | interdise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de interdire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de interdire. |
Where the eye mixes interdis and interdise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interdis vs interdise
A purely visual mix-up. interdis (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “interdis” sits inside “interdise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interdis is recorded at frequency rank #30,220, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di\. 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 75897, this pair ranks #32,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interdis vs interdise
Shared letters: deinrst. Private to "interdis": -. Private to "interdise": -.
"interdis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "interdise" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interdis" and "interdise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "interdis" or "interdise"?
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 "interdis" 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 #32,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdis" 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 #32,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.