Which to use
“déesse” and “déesses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,098
- “déesse” frequency rank
- #30,991
- “déesses” frequency rank
- 39089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déesse | déesses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Divinité de genre féminin. | Pluriel de déesse. |
Same sound, different letters: déesse vs déesses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. déesse runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against déesses's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - déesse / déesses
This is the hard kind. déesse and déesses are pronounced identically (\de.ɛs\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déesse” sits inside “déesses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déesse is recorded at frequency rank #8,098, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ɛs\. déesses is at rank #30,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ɛs\.
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 39089, this pair ranks #250,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déesse vs déesses
Shared letters: desé. Private to "déesse": -. Private to "déesses": -.
"déesse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "déesses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déesse" and "déesses" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déesse" or "déesses" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déesses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déesse" and "déesses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déesses vs dépasses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.