Which to use
“produis” and “produise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,529
- “produis” frequency rank
- #18,836
- “produise” frequency rank
- 66365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | produis | produise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de produire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de produire. |
Where the eye mixes produis and produise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. produis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against produise's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between produis and produise
A purely visual mix-up. produis (\pʁɔ.dɥi\) and produise (\pʁɔ.dɥiz\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “produis” sits inside “produise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
produis is recorded at frequency rank #47,529, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.dɥi\. produise is at rank #18,836, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.dɥiz\.
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 66365, this pair ranks #68,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of produis vs produise
Shared letters: dioprsu. Private to "produis": -. Private to "produise": e.
"produis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "produise" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "produis" and "produise" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "produis" or "produise"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "produis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "produise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "produis" and "produise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prédis vs produis". 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 #68,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.