Which to use
“danses” and “danseuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,466
- “danses” frequency rank
- #10,856
- “danseuse” frequency rank
- 20322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danses | danseuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de danse. | Femme qui danse. |
Where the eye mixes danses and danseuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: danses vs danseuse
A purely visual mix-up. danses (\dɑ̃s\) and danseuse (\dɑ̃.søz\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danses is recorded at frequency rank #9,466, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃s\. danseuse is at rank #10,856, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.søz\.
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 20322, this pair ranks #368,860 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danses vs danseuse
Shared letters: adens. Private to "danses": -. Private to "danseuse": u.
"danses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "danseuse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "danses" for "danseuse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "danses" or "danseuse"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "danses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danseuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,860 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danses" and "danseuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danoises vs danses". 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 #368,860 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.