Which to use
“dansent” is a verb and “danses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,502
- “dansent” frequency rank
- #9,466
- “danses” frequency rank
- 28968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dansent | danses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de danser. | Pluriel de danse. |
Same sound, different letters: dansent vs danses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. dansent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against danses's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - dansent and danses
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dansent and danses carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dɑ̃s\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dansent is recorded at frequency rank #19,502, classified as averb, pronounced \dɑ̃s\. danses is at rank #9,466, 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 28968, this pair ranks #319,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dansent vs danses
Shared letters: adens. Private to "dansent": t. Private to "danses": -.
"dansent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "danses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dansent" for "danses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dansent" vs "danses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"dansent" and "danses" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dansent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dansent" and "danses" 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 #319,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.