Which to use
“dèche” and “derme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,607
- “dèche” frequency rank
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- 96299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dèche | derme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misère, gêne financière. | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. |
Where the eye mixes dèche and derme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dèche and derme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dèche vs derme
A purely visual mix-up. dèche (\dɛʃ\) and derme (\dɛʁm\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dèche is recorded at frequency rank #49,607, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛʃ\. derme is at rank #46,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɛʁm\.
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 96299, this pair ranks #730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dèche vs derme
Shared letters: de. Private to "dèche": chè. Private to "derme": mr.
"dèche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- derme ← dderme · demre · derem · dermme · derrme · dreme · edrme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dèche" and "derme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dèche" or "derme" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dèche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dèche" and "derme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". 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 #730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.