Which to use
“produis” and “produites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,529
- “produis” frequency rank
- #8,910
- “produites” frequency rank
- 56439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | produis | produites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de produire. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de produire. |
Where the eye mixes produis and produites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. produis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against produites's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: produis vs produites
A purely visual mix-up. produis (\pʁɔ.dɥi\) and produites (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56439, 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\. produites is at rank #8,910, 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 56439, this pair ranks #121,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of produis vs produites
Shared letters: dioprsu. Private to "produis": -. Private to "produites": et.
"produis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "produites" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "produis" and "produites" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "produis" vs "produites" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "produis" and "produites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "produis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "produites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "produis" and "produites" 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 #121,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.