Which to use
“danse” is a noun and “dansent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,658
- “danse” frequency rank
- #19,502
- “dansent” frequency rank
- 21160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danse | dansent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mouvement du corps exécuté en cadence, à pas mesurés, et au son d’instruments ou de la voix. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de danser. |
Same sound, different letters: danse vs dansent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - danse / dansent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: danse and dansent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dɑ̃s\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “danse” sits inside “dansent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danse is recorded at frequency rank #1,658, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃s\. dansent is at rank #19,502, tagged as averb, 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 21160, this pair ranks #364,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danse vs dansent
Shared letters: adens. Private to "danse": -. Private to "dansent": t.
"danse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dansent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "danse" and "dansent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "danse" or "dansent" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "danse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dansent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danse" and "dansent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dansante vs dansent". 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 #364,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.