Which to use
“déçues” and “dénués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- #42,844
- “dénués” frequency rank
- 89579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçues | dénués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déçu. | Masculin pluriel de dénué. |
Where the eye mixes déçues and dénués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçues and dénués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déçues vs dénués
A purely visual mix-up. déçues (\de.sy\) and dénués (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89579, 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\. dénués is at rank #42,844, 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 89579, this pair ranks #5,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçues vs dénués
Shared letters: dsué. Private to "déçues": eç. Private to "dénués": n.
"déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dénués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçues" for "dénués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déçues" vs "dénués" - 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 "dénués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçues" and "dénués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,634 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.