traduisevstraduitsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#49,405
“traduise” frequency rank
#14,815
“traduits” frequency rank
64220
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes traduise and traduits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. traduise (CCVCVVCV) and traduits (CCVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
traduise
8 ch
traduits

Why the eye confuses traduise with traduits

A purely visual mix-up. traduise (\tʁa.dɥiz\) and traduits (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64220, 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\. traduits is at rank #14,815, 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 64220, this pair ranks #78,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of traduise vs traduits

Shared letters: adirstu. Private to "traduise": e. Private to "traduits": -.

"traduise" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "traduits" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traduise ← rtaduise · tarduise · tradduise · tradiuse · traduies · traduisse · tradusie · traudise
  • traduits ← rtaduits · tarduits · tradduits · tradiuts · traduist · traduitss · traduitts · tradutis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "traduise" for "traduits" ever safe?
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.
Frequency check: "traduise" vs "traduits" - which ranks higher?
"traduits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,815 in our French list, against #49,405 for "traduise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "traduits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "traduise" and "traduits" 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 #78,095 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