Which to use
“dansent” is a verb and “denses” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,502
- “dansent” frequency rank
- #18,166
- “denses” frequency rank
- 37668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dansent | denses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de danser. | Pluriel de dense. |
Same sound, different letters: dansent vs denses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. dansent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against denses's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: dansent vs denses
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dansent and denses 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37668, 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\. denses is at rank #18,166, 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 37668, this pair ranks #260,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dansent vs denses
Shared letters: dens. Private to "dansent": at. Private to "denses": -.
"dansent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "denses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dansent" and "denses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dansent" vs "denses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "dansent" / "denses". 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 "denses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dansent" and "denses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçues vs denses". 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 #260,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.