Which to use
“produisant” and “produisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,839
- “produisant” frequency rank
- #49,869
- “produisons” frequency rank
- 62708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | produisant | produisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de produire. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de produire. |
Where the eye mixes produisant and produisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. produisant and produisons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses produisant with produisons
A purely visual mix-up. produisant (\pʁɔ.dɥi.zɑ̃\) and produisons (\pʁɔ.dɥi.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
produisant is recorded at frequency rank #12,839, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.dɥi.zɑ̃\. produisons is at rank #49,869, tagged as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.dɥi.zɔ̃\.
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 62708, this pair ranks #85,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of produisant vs produisons
Shared letters: dinoprsu. Private to "produisant": at. Private to "produisons": -.
"produisant" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCC · "produisons" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- produisant ← porduisant · pproduisant · prdouisant · prodduisant · prodiusant · produiasnt · produisannt · produisantt
- produisons ← porduisons · pproduisons · prdouisons · prodduisons · prodiusons · produiosns · produisnos · produisonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "produisant" for "produisons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "produisant" vs "produisons" - 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 "produisant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "produisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,736 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "produisant" and "produisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "produiront vs produisons". 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 #85,736 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.