densité

\dɑ̃.si.te\

/\dɑ̃.si.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“densité” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,546
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caractère de ce qui est dense.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

densité vs desire
57% similar
densité vs dépité
57% similar
densité vs dessine
57% similar

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

Key facts for densité
PropertyValue
Headworddensité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɑ̃.si.te\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,546
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “densité” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). densité lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around densité (IPA \dɑ̃.si.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,546 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for densité, with forms such as "ddensité", "denisté", and "dennsité". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "desire", "dépité", "dessine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is densité, spelled D-E-N-S-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de ce qui est dense.
  2. 2
    Quantité d’élément par unité d’espace, avec diverses définitions précises.
  3. 3
    Nombre de tiges à l’hectare.
  4. 4
    Densité relative. Rapport entre la masse d’un volume d’un liquide ou d’un solide et la masse d’un même volume d’eau à 4°C, ou entre la masse d’un volume d’un gaz et la masse d’un même volume d’air à 0°C sous une pression de 760 mmHg. La densité relative d’un liquide ou d’un solide est presque égale à la masse volumique mesurée en gramme par centimètre cube (g/cm³), parce que l’eau a une masse volumique presque égale à 1 g/cm³.
  5. 5
    Densité de population ; rapport du nombre d’habitants à une surface déterminée de leur territoire.

This word in other languages

density(English)densidad(Español)Dichte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddensité
  • denisté
  • dennsité
  • densite
  • densitté
  • densiét
  • denssité
  • denstié
  • desnité
  • dnesité
  • ednsité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddensité1denisté2dennsité1densite1densitté1densiét2denssité1denstié2
Edit distance from "densité"

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 "densité"?
"densité" is spelled D-E-N-S-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \dɑ̃.si.te\.
What does "densité" mean?
As a noun, "densité" means: Caractère de ce qui est dense.
What words are commonly confused with "densité"?
"densité" is commonly confused with "desire", "dépité", "dessine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "densité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "densité" is \dɑ̃.si.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "densité" come from?
"densité" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “densité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-E-N-S-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɑ̃.si.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “desire” - see the side-by-side comparison. densité vs desire
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list