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Which to use

“séduit” and “séduite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,394
“séduit” frequency rank
#25,830
“séduite” frequency rank
35224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature séduit séduite
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de séduire. Participe passé féminin singulier de séduire.

Where the eye mixes séduit and séduite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. séduit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against séduite's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
séduit
7 ch
séduite

Visual trap between séduit and séduite

A purely visual mix-up. séduit (\se.dɥi\) and séduite (\se.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 extra letter(s) - “séduit” sits inside “séduite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

séduit is recorded at frequency rank #9,394, classified as averb, pronounced \se.dɥi\. séduite is at rank #25,830, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.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 35224, this pair ranks #278,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of séduit vs séduite

Shared letters: distué. Private to "séduit": -. Private to "séduite": e.

"séduit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "séduite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "séduit" for "séduite" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\se.dɥi\ versus \se.dɥit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "séduit" or "séduite" show up more?
"séduit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,394 in our French list, against #25,830 for "séduite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "séduit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "séduite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "séduit" and "séduite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "séduite vs séduits". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #278,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list