Which to use
“dansent” is a verb and “dense” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,502
- “dansent” frequency rank
- #8,094
- “dense” frequency rank
- 27596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dansent | dense |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de danser. | Épais, compact, dont les parties nous paraissent plus épaisses ou plus serrées. |
Same sound, different letters: dansent vs dense
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - dansent and dense
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dansent and dense carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dɑ̃s\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27596, 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\. dense is at rank #8,094, tagged as anadj, 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 27596, this pair ranks #327,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dansent vs dense
Shared letters: dens. Private to "dansent": at. Private to "dense": -.
"dansent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "dense" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dansent" and "dense" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dansent" or "dense"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "dansent" / "dense". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "dansent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dense" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dansent" and "dense" 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 #327,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.