Which to use
“dèche” and “dice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,607
- “dèche” frequency rank
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- 94024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dèche | dice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misère, gêne financière. | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. |
Where the eye mixes dèche and dice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dèche with dice
A purely visual mix-up. dèche (\dɛʃ\) and dice (\ˈdaɪs\) 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 94024, 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\. dice is at rank #44,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdaɪs\.
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 94024, this pair ranks #1,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dèche vs dice
Shared letters: cde. Private to "dèche": hè. Private to "dice": i.
"dèche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dice ← dcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dèche" for "dice" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dèche" or "dice"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dèche" and "dice" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dèche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,891 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dèche" and "dice" 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 #1,891 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.