Which to use
“danseurs” and “danseuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,855
- “danseurs” frequency rank
- #10,856
- “danseuse” frequency rank
- 21711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danseurs | danseuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de danseur. | Femme qui danse. |
Where the eye mixes danseurs and danseuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. danseurs (CVCCVVCC) and danseuse (CVCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses danseurs with danseuse
A purely visual mix-up. danseurs (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danseurs is recorded at frequency rank #10,855, 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 21711, this pair ranks #361,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danseurs vs danseuse
Shared letters: adensu. Private to "danseurs": r. Private to "danseuse": -.
"danseurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "danseuse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "danseurs" for "danseuse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "danseurs" or "danseuse"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "danseurs" 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 #361,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danseurs" and "danseuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danseuse vs danseuses". 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 #361,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.