Which to use
“danseurs” and “donneurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,855
- “danseurs” frequency rank
- #17,117
- “donneurs” frequency rank
- 27972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danseurs | donneurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de danseur. | Pluriel de donneur. |
Where the eye mixes danseurs and donneurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. danseurs and donneurs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses danseurs with donneurs
A purely visual mix-up. danseurs (\dɑ̃.sœʁ\) and donneurs (\dɔ.nœʁ\) 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 27972, 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\. donneurs is at rank #17,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.nœʁ\.
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 27972, this pair ranks #325,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of danseurs vs donneurs
Shared letters: denrsu. Private to "danseurs": a. Private to "donneurs": o.
"danseurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "donneurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "danseurs" for "donneurs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "danseurs" vs "donneurs" - which ranks higher?
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 "danseurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donneurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danseurs" and "donneurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donneras vs donneurs". 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 #325,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.