Which to use
“interdis” is a verb and “interdit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,220
- “interdis” frequency rank
- #1,920
- “interdit” frequency rank
- 32140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdis | interdit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de interdire. | Défendu par la loi, ou par la morale. |
Same sound, different letters: interdis vs interdit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - interdis and interdit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: interdis and interdit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “interdis” becomes t in “interdit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32140, 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\. interdit is at rank #1,920, tagged as anadj, 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 32140, this pair ranks #299,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interdis vs interdit
Shared letters: deinrt. Private to "interdis": s. Private to "interdit": -.
"interdis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "interdit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interdis" for "interdit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interdis" vs "interdit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"interdis" and "interdit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "interdis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interdit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdis" and "interdit" 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 #299,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.