introduitevsintroduitesWhich spelling fits?

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

#12,600
“introduite” frequency rank
#21,669
“introduites” frequency rank
34269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature introduite introduites
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de introduire. Participe passé féminin pluriel de introduire.

Same sound, different letters: introduite vs introduites

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. introduite runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVVCV) against introduites's 11 (VCCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
introduite
11 ch
introduites

Ear matches; page differs - introduite and introduites

This is the hard kind. introduite and introduites are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\) 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) - “introduite” sits inside “introduites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

introduite is recorded at frequency rank #12,600, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\. 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 34269, this pair ranks #285,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of introduite vs introduites

Shared letters: deinortu. Private to "introduite": -. Private to "introduites": s.

"introduite" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCV  ·  "introduites" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • introduite ← inntroduite · inrtoduite · intorduite · intrdouite · introdduite · introdiute · introduiet · introduitte
  • introduites ← inntroduites · inrtoduites · intorduites · intrdouites · introdduites · introdiutes · introduiets · introduitess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "introduite" and "introduites" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "introduite" or "introduites"?
"introduite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,600 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "introduite" 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 #285,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "introduite" and "introduites" 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 #285,002 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