Which to use
“produis” is a verb and “produits” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,529
- “produis” frequency rank
- #589
- “produits” frequency rank
- 48118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | produis | produits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de produire. | Pluriel de produit. |
Same sound, different letters: produis vs produits
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. produis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against produits's 8 (CCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - produis / produits
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: produis and produits carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁɔ.dɥi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48118, 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\. produits is at rank #589, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.dɥi\.
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 48118, this pair ranks #181,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of produis vs produits
Shared letters: dioprsu. Private to "produis": -. Private to "produits": t.
"produis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "produits" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "produis" and "produits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "produis" or "produits"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "produis" / "produits". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "produis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "produits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "produis" and "produits" 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 #181,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.