dénoncer

\de.nɔ̃.se\

/\de.nɔ̃.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“dénoncer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,571
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Notifier par voie officielle ou judiciaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-denoncer · dénoncer · French

dénoncer · rank #4,571 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,571
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH démission

Nearest frequency peer: démission (-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 « dénoncer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dénoncer » 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).

dénoncer vs dénouer
75% similar
dénoncer vs devancer
63% similar
dénoncer vs dénonce
88% similar

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

Key facts for dénoncer
PropertyValue
Headworddénoncer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.nɔ̃.se\
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,571
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dénoncer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dénoncerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « démission » (#4,570), « délégation » (#4,569), « enlève » (#4,573). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dénoncer » est au #4,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around dénoncer (IPA \de.nɔ̃.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,571 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dénoncer, with forms such as "ddénoncer", "denoncer", and "dnéoncer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "dénouer", "devancer", "dénonce", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dénoncer, spelled D-É-N-O-N-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Notifier par voie officielle ou judiciaire.
  2. 2
    Annoncer la fin d’un accord, d’un contrat.
  3. 3
    Signaler comme coupable.
  4. 4
    Signaler, publiquement ou non, les pratiques malhonnêtes, immorales ou illégitimes d’une personne physique ou morale.
  5. 5
    Indiquer par des indices.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dénoncer la guerre.
  2. Nous, Guillaume Norry, héraut de la couronne d'Angleterre, te dénonçons la guerre sur terre et sur mer, et, comme signe de défi, te jetons ici le gant de bataille.

Synonyms

moutonneraller au refilcaftercafardermoucharderbalancerpoucave

This word in other languages

call off(English)delatar(Español)angeben(Deutsch)delatar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddénoncer
  • denoncer
  • dnéoncer
  • dénnocer
  • dénnoncer
  • dénocner
  • dénonccer
  • dénoncerr
  • dénoncre
  • dénonecr
  • dénonncer
  • déonncer
  • édnoncer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dénoncer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddénoncer1denoncer1dnéoncer2dénnocer2dénnoncer1dénocner2dénonccer1dénoncerr1
Edit distance from "dénoncer"

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 "dénoncer"?
"dénoncer" is spelled D-É-N-O-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.nɔ̃.se\.
What does "dénoncer" mean?
As a verb, "dénoncer" means: Notifier par voie officielle ou judiciaire.
What words are commonly confused with "dénoncer"?
"dénoncer" is commonly confused with "dénouer", "devancer", "dénonce". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dénoncer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dénoncer" is \de.nɔ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dénoncer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escalier#4,575contacts#4,562conserve#4,561conclure#4,560

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Bertrand13 variantsordonnance13 variantsoriginaire13 variantsportugais13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list