Which to use
“interdites” and “interdits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,599
- “interdites” frequency rank
- #7,846
- “interdits” frequency rank
- 20445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interdites | interdits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de interdit. | Masculin pluriel de interdit. |
Where the eye mixes interdites and interdits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interdites vs interdits
A purely visual mix-up. interdites (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dit\) and interdits (\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 20445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interdites is recorded at frequency rank #12,599, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dit\. interdits is at rank #7,846, 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 20445, this pair ranks #368,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of interdites vs interdits
Shared letters: deinrst. Private to "interdites": -. Private to "interdits": -.
"interdites" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "interdits" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interdites ← inetrdites · innterdites · intedrites · interddites · interdiets · interditess · interditse · interdittes
- interdits ← inetrdits · innterdits · intedrits · interddits · interdist · interditss · interditts · interdtis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interdites" for "interdits" ever safe?
Which is more common, "interdites" or "interdits"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "interdites" and "interdits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interdites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interdits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,227 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interdites" and "interdits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interdise vs interdites". 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 #368,227 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.