Which to use
“déçues” and “dues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- #8,532
- “dues” frequency rank
- 55267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçues | dues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déçu. | Féminin pluriel de dû. |
Where the eye mixes déçues and dues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dues's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déçues vs dues
A purely visual mix-up. déçues (\de.sy\) and dues (\dy\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55267, 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\. dues is at rank #8,532, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dy\.
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 55267, this pair ranks #128,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçues vs dues
Shared letters: desu. Private to "déçues": çé. Private to "dues": -.
"déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dues" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dues ← ddues · duess · duse · udes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçues" for "dues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déçues" vs "dues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déçues" and "dues" 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 "dues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,550 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçues" and "dues" 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 #128,550 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.