Which to use
“danseur” and “danseuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,351
- “danseur” frequency rank
- #10,856
- “danseuse” frequency rank
- 24207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danseur | danseuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui danse. | Femme qui danse. |
Where the eye mixes danseur and danseuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. danseur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against danseuse's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses danseur with danseuse
A purely visual mix-up. danseur (\dɑ̃.sœʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danseur is recorded at frequency rank #13,351, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.sœʁ\. 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 24207, this pair ranks #347,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danseur vs danseuse
Shared letters: adensu. Private to "danseur": r. Private to "danseuse": -.
"danseur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "danseuse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "danseur" and "danseuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "danseur" or "danseuse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "danseur" and "danseuse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "danseur" 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 #347,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danseur" and "danseuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danseur vs dansez". 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 #347,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.