Which to use
“danois” and “danoises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,689
- “danois” frequency rank
- #48,447
- “danoises” frequency rank
- 57136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danois | danoises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif au Danemark ou aux Danois. | Féminin pluriel de danois. |
Where the eye mixes danois and danoises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. danois runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against danoises's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: danois vs danoises
A purely visual mix-up. danois (\da.nwa\) and danoises (\da.nwaz\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “danois” sits inside “danoises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danois is recorded at frequency rank #8,689, classified as anadj, pronounced \da.nwa\. danoises is at rank #48,447, tagged as anadj, pronounced \da.nwaz\.
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 57136, this pair ranks #116,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of danois vs danoises
Shared letters: adinos. Private to "danois": -. Private to "danoises": e.
"danois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "danoises" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "danois" for "danoises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "danois" vs "danoises" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "danois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danoises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danois" and "danoises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danoise vs danoises". 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 #116,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.