produisvsproduiteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#47,529
“produis” frequency rank
#5,487
“produite” frequency rank
53016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature produis produite
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de produire. Participe passé féminin singulier de produire.

Where the eye mixes produis and produite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. produis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against produite's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
produis
8 ch
produite

Look-alike desk: produis vs produite

A purely visual mix-up. produis (\pʁɔ.dɥi\) and produite (\pʁɔ.dɥit\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53016, 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\. produite is at rank #5,487, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.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 53016, this pair ranks #143,666 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of produis vs produite

Shared letters: diopru. Private to "produis": s. Private to "produite": et.

"produis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "produite" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • produisporduis · pproduis · prdouis · prodduis · prodius · produiss · produsi · proudis
  • produiteporduite · pproduite · prdouite · prodduite · prodiute · produiet · produitte · produtie

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "produis" and "produite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\pʁɔ.dɥi\ versus \pʁɔ.dɥit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "produis" vs "produite" - which ranks higher?
"produite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,487 in our French list, against #47,529 for "produis". 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 "produis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "produite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,666 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "produis" and "produite" 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 #143,666 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