Which to use
“danger” and “danse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,476
- “danger” frequency rank
- #1,658
- “danse” frequency rank
- 3134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danger | danse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui est ordinairement suivi d’un malheur, ou qui expose à une perte, à un dommage, etc. | Mouvement du corps exécuté en cadence, à pas mesurés, et au son d’instruments ou de la voix. |
Where the eye mixes danger and danse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between danger and danse
A purely visual mix-up. danger (\dɑ̃.ʒe\) and danse (\dɑ̃s\) 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 3134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danger is recorded at frequency rank #1,476, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.ʒe\. danse is at rank #1,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃s\.
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 3134, this pair ranks #434,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danger vs danse
Shared letters: aden. Private to "danger": gr. Private to "danse": s.
"danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "danse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "danger" and "danse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "danger" vs "danse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,720 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danger" and "danse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damné vs danse". 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 #434,720 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.