Which to use
“traduire” and “traduise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,711
- “traduire” frequency rank
- #49,405
- “traduise” frequency rank
- 55116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traduire | traduise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire la traduction d’un texte ou de paroles ou de tout document depuis une langue vers une autre langue. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de traduire. |
Where the eye mixes traduire and traduise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. traduire and traduise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between traduire and traduise
A purely visual mix-up. traduire (\tʁa.dɥiʁ\) and traduise (\tʁa.dɥiz\) 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 a single letter - r in “traduire” becomes s in “traduise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traduire is recorded at frequency rank #5,711, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥiʁ\. traduise is at rank #49,405, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.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 55116, this pair ranks #129,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traduire vs traduise
Shared letters: adeirtu. Private to "traduire": -. Private to "traduise": s.
"traduire" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "traduise" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traduire" and "traduise" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "traduire" or "traduise"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "traduire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traduise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traduire" and "traduise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traduira vs traduise". 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 #129,568 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.