traduisvstraduiteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,624
“traduis” frequency rank
#14,814
“traduite” frequency rank
47438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traduis traduite
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de traduire. Participe passé féminin singulier de traduire.

Where the eye mixes traduis and traduite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. traduis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against traduite's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
traduis
8 ch
traduite

Why the eye confuses traduis with traduite

A purely visual mix-up. traduis (\tʁa.dɥi\) and traduite (\tʁa.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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47438, 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\. traduite is at rank #14,814, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.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 47438, this pair ranks #186,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traduis vs traduite

Shared letters: adirtu. Private to "traduis": s. Private to "traduite": e.

"traduis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "traduite" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traduis ← rtaduis · tarduis · tradduis · tradius · traduiss · tradusi · traudis · trdauis
  • traduite ← rtaduite · tarduite · tradduite · tradiute · traduiet · traduitte · tradutie · traudite

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "traduis" and "traduite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\tʁa.dɥi\ versus \tʁa.dɥit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "traduis" vs "traduite" - which ranks higher?
"traduite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,814 in our French list, against #32,624 for "traduis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "traduis" and "traduite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "traduis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traduite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traduis" and "traduite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traduis 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 #186,938 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