introduitvsintroduitsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#4,767
“introduit” frequency rank
#19,046
“introduits” frequency rank
23813
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature introduit introduits
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de introduire. Participe passé masculin pluriel de introduire.

Same sound, different letters: introduit vs introduits

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. introduit runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVVC) against introduits's 10 (VCCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
introduit
10 ch
introduits

Homophone desk: introduit vs introduits

This is the hard kind. introduit and introduits are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “introduit” sits inside “introduits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23813, 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\. 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 23813, this pair ranks #350,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of introduit vs introduits

Shared letters: dinortu. Private to "introduit": -. Private to "introduits": s.

"introduit" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC  ·  "introduits" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • introduit ← inntroduit · inrtoduit · intorduit · intrdouit · introdduit · introdiut · introduitt · introduti
  • introduits ← inntroduits · inrtoduits · intorduits · intrdouits · introdduits · introdiuts · introduist · introduitss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "introduit" and "introduits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "introduit" vs "introduits" - which ranks higher?
"introduit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,767 in our French list, against #19,046 for "introduits". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "introduit" 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 #350,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "introduit" and "introduits" 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 #350,308 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