Which to use
“déçue” and “dice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,491
- “déçue” frequency rank
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- 54908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçue | dice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme déçue. | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. |
Where the eye mixes déçue and dice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. déçue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against dice's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déçue with dice
A purely visual mix-up. déçue (\de.sy\) 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 54908, 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\. 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 54908, this pair ranks #130,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçue vs dice
Shared letters: de. Private to "déçue": uçé. Private to "dice": ci.
"déçue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dice ← dcie · ddice · dicce · diec · idce
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déçue" and "dice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déçue" or "dice"?
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 "déçue" 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 #130,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçue" and "dice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dice". 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 #130,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.