Which to use
“déçues” and “denses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- #18,166
- “denses” frequency rank
- 64901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçues | denses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déçu. | Pluriel de dense. |
Where the eye mixes déçues and denses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçues (CVCVVC) and denses (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: déçues vs denses
A purely visual mix-up. déçues (\de.sy\) and denses (\dɑ̃s\) 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 64901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçues is recorded at frequency rank #46,735, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\. denses is at rank #18,166, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɑ̃s\.
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 64901, this pair ranks #74,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçues vs denses
Shared letters: des. Private to "déçues": uçé. Private to "denses": n.
"déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "denses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denses ← ddenses · deness · dennses · densess · densses · desnes · dneses · ednses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçues" for "denses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déçues" or "denses"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déçues" and "denses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçues" and "denses" 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 #74,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.