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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "produis" and "produite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "produis" vs "produite" - which ranks higher?
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.