séduisantevsséduisentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: séduisante is a adjective, séduisent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“séduisante” is an adjective and “séduisent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,335
“séduisante” frequency rank
#39,570
“séduisent” frequency rank
57905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature séduisante séduisent
Definition Féminin singulier de séduisant. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de séduire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set séduisante and séduisent apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
séduisante
9 ch
séduisent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: séduisante is \se.dɥi.zɑ̃t\ while séduisent is \se.dɥiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

séduisante is recorded at frequency rank #18,335, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.dɥi.zɑ̃t\. séduisent is at rank #39,570, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.dɥiz\.

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 57905, this pair ranks #112,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of séduisante vs séduisent

Shared letters: deinstué. Private to "séduisante": a. Private to "séduisent": -.

"séduisante" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV  ·  "séduisent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC

Frequency comparison

séduisante#18,335
séduisent#39,570

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "séduisante" and "séduisent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "séduisante" is an adjective and "séduisent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "séduisante" or "séduisent"?
"séduisante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,335 in our French list, against #39,570 for "séduisent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering séduisante vs séduisent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “séduisante”; for a verb, it's “séduisent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “séduisante” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list