Which to use
“introduire” and “introduit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,709
- “introduire” frequency rank
- #4,767
- “introduit” frequency rank
- 11476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | introduire | introduit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire entrer une chose dans une autre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de introduire. |
Where the eye mixes introduire and introduit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. introduire runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVVCV) against introduit's 9 (VCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses introduire with introduit
A purely visual mix-up. introduire (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥiʁ\) and introduit (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\) 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 11476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
introduire is recorded at frequency rank #6,709, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥiʁ\. introduit is at rank #4,767, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\.
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 11476, this pair ranks #409,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of introduire vs introduit
Shared letters: dinortu. Private to "introduire": e. Private to "introduit": -.
"introduire" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCV · "introduit" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- introduire ← inntroduire · inrtoduire · intorduire · intrdouire · introdduire · introdiure · introduier · introduirre
- introduit ← inntroduit · inrtoduit · intorduit · intrdouit · introdduit · introdiut · introduitt · introduti
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "introduire" for "introduit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "introduire" or "introduit" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "introduire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "introduit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "introduire" and "introduit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "introduisit vs introduit". 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 #409,005 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.