Which to use
“déçue” and “dengue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,491
- “déçue” frequency rank
- #44,413
- “dengue” frequency rank
- 54904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçue | dengue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme déçue. | Maladie virale endémique dans les pays tropicaux causée par les virus de type flavivirus. |
Where the eye mixes déçue and dengue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against dengue's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déçue and dengue
A purely visual mix-up. déçue (\de.sy\) and dengue (\dɛ̃ɡ\) 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 54904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçue is recorded at frequency rank #10,491, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.sy\. dengue is at rank #44,413, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɛ̃ɡ\.
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 54904, this pair ranks #130,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçue vs dengue
Shared letters: deu. Private to "déçue": çé. Private to "dengue": gn.
"déçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dengue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dengue ← ddengue · degnue · dengeu · denggue · denngue · denuge · dnegue · edngue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçue" for "dengue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déçue" vs "dengue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dengue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçue" and "dengue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dengue vs dénués". 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 #130,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.