introduitevsintroduitsWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#12,600
“introduite” frequency rank
#19,046
“introduits” frequency rank
31646
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature introduite introduits
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de introduire. Participe passé masculin pluriel de introduire.

Where the eye mixes introduite and introduits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. introduite (VCCCVCVVCV) and introduits (VCCCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
introduite
10 ch
introduits

Visual trap between introduite and introduits

A purely visual mix-up. introduite (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “introduite” becomes s in “introduits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31646, 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\. 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 31646, this pair ranks #302,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of introduite vs introduits

Shared letters: dinortu. Private to "introduite": e. Private to "introduits": s.

"introduite" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCV  ·  "introduits" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • introduite ← inntroduite · inrtoduite · intorduite · intrdouite · introdduite · introdiute · introduiet · introduitte
  • introduits ← inntroduits · inrtoduits · intorduits · intrdouits · introdduits · introdiuts · introduist · introduitss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "introduite" for "introduits" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥit\ versus \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dɥi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "introduite" vs "introduits" - which ranks higher?
"introduite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,600 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "introduite" 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 #302,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "introduite" 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 #302,499 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