danser

\dɑ̃.se\

/\dɑ̃.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“danser” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,481
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exécuter une danse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-danser · danser · French

danser · rank #4,481 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,481
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH césar

Nearest frequency peer: césar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « danser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « danser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

danser vs dense
67% similar
danser vs Dante
50% similar
danser vs diner
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for danser
PropertyValue
Headworddanser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dɑ̃.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,481
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « danser »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).danserse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « césar » (#4,480), « devront » (#4,482), « criminel » (#4,479). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « danser » est au #4,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around danser (IPA \dɑ̃.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,481 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for danser, with forms such as "adnser", "danesr", and "dannser". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dense", "Dante", "diner", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is danser, spelled D-A-N-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exécuter une danse.
  2. 2
    Se mouvoir d’une façon qui évoque les mouvements d’une danse.
  3. 3
    Exécuter en dansant les pas propres à tel ou tel genre de danse.
  4. 4
    Être dansé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how danser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bien accompagnée par des musiciens talentueux dont l’harmoniciste inspiré, Vincent Bucher, Joyce Tape a chanté, dansé au rythme du blues.
  2. – Monsieur, disait la marquise, c'est intolérable. Il m'a été rapporté qu'au dernier bal du Louvre, profitant de ce que j'étais malade, vous n'aviez dansé qu'avec les plus belles femmes de la Cour. – Hé! chère marquise, demanda le duc, que vouliez-vous que je fisse? – Que vous ne dansassiez qu'avec les laides, Monsieur!

Synonyms

ballerchalouperfringuergambillerguincherrejinguerrondiertaper du piedtumer

This word in other languages

dance(English)bailar(Español)tanzen(Deutsch)bailar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnser
  • danesr
  • dannser
  • danserr
  • dansre
  • dansser
  • dasner
  • ddanser
  • dnaser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of danser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adnser2danesr2dannser1danserr1dansre2dansser1dasner2ddanser1
Edit distance from "danser"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "danser"?
"danser" is spelled D-A-N-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃.se\.
What does "danser" mean?
As a verb, "danser" means: Exécuter une danse.
What words are commonly confused with "danser"?
"danser" is commonly confused with "dense", "Dante", "diner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "danser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "danser" is \dɑ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "danser" come from?
"danser" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "danser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

craint#4,477exposé#4,488fesses#4,489genres#4,490

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

achats9 variantsvoisine9 variantsoptique9 variantsrendus9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list