Which to use
“introduire” and “introduits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,709
- “introduire” frequency rank
- #19,046
- “introduits” frequency rank
- 25755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | introduire | introduits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire entrer une chose dans une autre. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de introduire. |
Where the eye mixes introduire and introduits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. introduire (VCCCVCVVCV) and introduits (VCCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between introduire and introduits
A purely visual mix-up. introduire (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥiʁ\) and introduits (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25755, 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\. introduits is at rank #19,046, 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 25755, this pair ranks #339,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of introduire vs introduits
Shared letters: dinortu. Private to "introduire": e. Private to "introduits": s.
"introduire" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCV · "introduits" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- introduire ← inntroduire · inrtoduire · intorduire · intrdouire · introdduire · introdiure · introduier · introduirre
- introduits ← inntroduits · inrtoduits · intorduits · intrdouits · introdduits · introdiuts · introduist · introduitss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "introduire" and "introduits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "introduire" or "introduits"?
After this comparison
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 "introduits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "introduire" and "introduits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "introduites vs introduits". 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 #339,029 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.