introduitvsintroduitesTell them apart

Which to use

“introduit” and “introduites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,767
“introduit” frequency rank
#21,669
“introduites” frequency rank
26436
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature introduit introduites
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de introduire. Participe passé féminin pluriel de introduire.

Where the eye mixes introduit and introduites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. introduit runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVVC) against introduites's 11 (VCCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
introduit
11 ch
introduites

Why the eye confuses introduit with introduites

A purely visual mix-up. introduit (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\) and introduites (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “introduit” sits inside “introduites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26436, 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\. introduites is at rank #21,669, 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 26436, this pair ranks #335,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of introduit vs introduites

Shared letters: dinortu. Private to "introduit": -. Private to "introduites": es.

"introduit" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC  ·  "introduites" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • introduit ← inntroduit · inrtoduit · intorduit · intrdouit · introdduit · introdiut · introduitt · introduti
  • introduites ← inntroduites · inrtoduites · intorduites · intrdouites · introdduites · introdiutes · introduiets · introduitess

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "introduit" for "introduites" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\ versus \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "introduit" or "introduites"?
"introduit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,767 in our French list, against #21,669 for "introduites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "introduites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #335,025 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "introduit" and "introduites" 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 #335,025 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list