Which to use
“dea” is a verb and “du” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,801
- “dea” frequency rank
- #17
- “du” frequency rank
- 19818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dea | du |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manger chez quelqu’un, de quelque chose. | Une quantité indéfinie de. Note d’usage : Utilisé avec un nom indénombrable. |
Letter map: dea vs du
Shared letters muted; letters that set dea and du apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: dea vs du
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dea is averb and duanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dea is recorded at frequency rank #19,801, classified as averb. du is at rank #17, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \dy\.
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 19818, this pair ranks #371,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dea vs du
Shared letters: d. Private to "dea": ae. Private to "du": u.
"dea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "du" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dea" for "du" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dea" vs "du" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dea" and "du".
- Full dictionary entry for "dea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "du" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,381 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dea" and "du" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dea vs dray". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #371,381 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.