Which to use
“prédit” is an adjective and “prévoit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,643
- “prédit” frequency rank
- #4,093
- “prévoit” frequency rank
- 15736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prédit | prévoit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Annoncé d’avance. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de prévoir. |
Where the eye mixes prédit and prévoit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. prédit runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against prévoit's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses prédit with prévoit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: prédit is \pʁe.di\ while prévoit is \pʁe.vwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prédit is recorded at frequency rank #11,643, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.di\. prévoit is at rank #4,093, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁe.vwa\.
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 15736, this pair ranks #391,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of prédit vs prévoit
Shared letters: iprté. Private to "prédit": d. Private to "prévoit": ov.
"prédit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "prévoit" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "prédit" and "prévoit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "prédit" or "prévoit"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "prédit" and "prévoit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "prédit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévoit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "prédit" and "prévoit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prédis vs prédit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #391,048 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.