traduisevstraduitWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,405
“traduise” frequency rank
#2,971
“traduit” frequency rank
52376
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traduise traduit
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de traduire. Participe passé masculin singulier de traduire.

Where the eye mixes traduise and traduit

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

8 ch
traduise
7 ch
traduit

Why the eye confuses traduise with traduit

A purely visual mix-up. traduise (\tʁa.dɥiz\) and traduit (\tʁa.dɥi\) 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 52376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traduise is recorded at frequency rank #49,405, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥiz\. traduit is at rank #2,971, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥi\.

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 52376, this pair ranks #148,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traduise vs traduit

Shared letters: adirtu. Private to "traduise": es. Private to "traduit": -.

"traduise" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "traduit" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traduise ← rtaduise · tarduise · tradduise · tradiuse · traduies · traduisse · tradusie · traudise
  • traduit ← rtaduit · tarduit · tradduit · tradiut · traduitt · traduti · traudit · trdauit

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "traduise" and "traduit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\tʁa.dɥiz\ versus \tʁa.dɥi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "traduise" or "traduit"?
"traduit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,971 in our French list, against #49,405 for "traduise". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "traduise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "traduit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #148,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traduise" and "traduit" 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 #148,153 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