Which to use
“dague” and “dengue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,913
- “dague” frequency rank
- #44,413
- “dengue” frequency rank
- 76326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dague | dengue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espèce de long poignard. | Maladie virale endémique dans les pays tropicaux causée par les virus de type flavivirus. |
Where the eye mixes dague and dengue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dague and dengue
A purely visual mix-up. dague (\daɡ\) and dengue (\dɛ̃ɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dague is recorded at frequency rank #31,913, classified as anoun, pronounced \daɡ\. dengue is at rank #44,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɛ̃ɡ\.
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 76326, this pair ranks #31,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dague vs dengue
Shared letters: degu. Private to "dague": a. Private to "dengue": n.
"dague" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dengue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dague" and "dengue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dague" vs "dengue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dague" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dengue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dague" and "dengue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dengue vs dénués". 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 #31,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.