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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traduise" for "traduits" ever safe?
Frequency check: "traduise" vs "traduits" - which ranks higher?
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.