Which to use
“dansait” and “disait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,435
- “dansait” frequency rank
- #1,360
- “disait” frequency rank
- 32795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dansait | disait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de danser. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de dire. |
Where the eye mixes dansait and disait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dansait runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against disait's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dansait and disait
A purely visual mix-up. dansait (\dɑ̃.sɛ\) and disait (\di.zɛ\) 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 32795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dansait is recorded at frequency rank #31,435, classified as averb, pronounced \dɑ̃.sɛ\. disait is at rank #1,360, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.zɛ\.
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 32795, this pair ranks #294,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dansait vs disait
Shared letters: adist. Private to "dansait": n. Private to "disait": -.
"dansait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "disait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dansait" and "disait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dansait" or "disait"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dansait" and "disait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dansait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dansait" and "disait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dansait vs dansante". 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 #294,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.