Which to use
“dancer” and “danseur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,214
- “dancer” frequency rank
- #13,351
- “danseur” frequency rank
- 54565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dancer | danseur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Danseur, danseuse. | Celui qui danse. |
Where the eye mixes dancer and danseur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dancer vs danseur
A purely visual mix-up. dancer (\ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)\) and danseur (\dɑ̃.sœʁ\) 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 54565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dancer is recorded at frequency rank #41,214, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɑːns.ə(ɹ)\. danseur is at rank #13,351, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.sœʁ\.
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 54565, this pair ranks #133,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dancer vs danseur
Shared letters: adenr. Private to "dancer": c. Private to "danseur": su.
"dancer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "danseur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dancer" and "danseur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dancer" vs "danseur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dancer" and "danseur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dancer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danseur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dancer" and "danseur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dancer vs dansez". 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 #133,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.