Which to use
“introduit” and “introduite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,767
- “introduit” frequency rank
- #12,600
- “introduite” frequency rank
- 17367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | introduit | introduite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de introduire. | Participe passé féminin singulier de introduire. |
Where the eye mixes introduit and introduite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. introduit runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVVC) against introduite's 10 (VCCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between introduit and introduite
A purely visual mix-up. introduit (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\) and introduite (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\) 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) - “introduit” sits inside “introduite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
introduit is recorded at frequency rank #4,767, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\. introduite is at rank #12,600, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\.
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 17367, this pair ranks #383,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of introduit vs introduite
Shared letters: dinortu. Private to "introduit": -. Private to "introduite": e.
"introduit" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "introduite" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- introduit ← inntroduit · inrtoduit · intorduit · intrdouit · introdduit · introdiut · introduitt · introduti
- introduite ← inntroduite · inrtoduite · intorduite · intrdouite · introdduite · introdiute · introduiet · introduitte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "introduit" for "introduite" ever safe?
Which is more common, "introduit" or "introduite"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "introduit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "introduite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "introduit" and "introduite" 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 #383,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.