Which to use
“interdit” and “interdite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,920
- “interdit” frequency rank
- #5,991
- “interdite” frequency rank
- 7911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdit | interdite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Défendu par la loi, ou par la morale. | Féminin singulier de interdit. |
Where the eye mixes interdit and interdite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between interdit and interdite
A purely visual mix-up. interdit (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di\) and interdite (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dit\) 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) - “interdit” sits inside “interdite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interdit is recorded at frequency rank #1,920, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.di\. interdite is at rank #5,991, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dit\.
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 7911, this pair ranks #421,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interdit vs interdite
Shared letters: deinrt. Private to "interdit": -. Private to "interdite": -.
"interdit" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "interdite" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interdit" for "interdite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interdit" vs "interdite" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "interdit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interdite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdit" and "interdite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interdise vs interdite". 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 #421,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.