Which to use
“déçues” and “dénué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- #23,187
- “dénué” frequency rank
- 69922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçues | dénué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déçu. | Qui est dépourvu du nécessaire. |
Where the eye mixes déçues and dénué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dénué's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déçues vs dénué
A purely visual mix-up. déçues (\de.sy\) and dénué (\de.nɥe\) 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 69922, 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\. dénué is at rank #23,187, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.nɥe\.
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 69922, this pair ranks #53,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçues vs dénué
Shared letters: dué. Private to "déçues": esç. Private to "dénué": n.
"déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dénué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçues" for "dénué" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déçues" vs "dénué" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçues" and "dénué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.