Which to use
“traduis” and “traduise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,624
- “traduis” frequency rank
- #49,405
- “traduise” frequency rank
- 82029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traduis | traduise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de traduire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de traduire. |
Where the eye mixes traduis and traduise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. traduis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against traduise's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between traduis and traduise
A purely visual mix-up. traduis (\tʁa.dɥi\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “traduis” sits inside “traduise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traduis is recorded at frequency rank #32,624, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥi\. 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 82029, this pair ranks #17,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traduis vs traduise
Shared letters: adirstu. Private to "traduis": -. Private to "traduise": e.
"traduis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "traduise" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traduis" and "traduise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "traduis" or "traduise"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "traduis" 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 #17,586 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traduis" 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 #17,586 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.