Which to use
“danger” and “dinner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,476
- “danger” frequency rank
- #39,254
- “dinner” frequency rank
- 40730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danger | dinner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui est ordinairement suivi d’un malheur, ou qui expose à une perte, à un dommage, etc. | Repas principal du jour. Dîner. |
Where the eye mixes danger and dinner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: danger vs dinner
A purely visual mix-up. danger (\dɑ̃.ʒe\) and dinner (\ˈdɪn.ɚ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40730, 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\. dinner is at rank #39,254, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɪn.ɚ\.
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 40730, this pair ranks #238,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of danger vs dinner
Shared letters: denr. Private to "danger": ag. Private to "dinner": i.
"danger" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dinner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "danger" and "dinner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "danger" vs "dinner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "danger" and "dinner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "danger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dinner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danger" and "dinner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dindes vs dinner". 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 #238,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.