Which to use
“dei” is a noun and “des” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,767
- “dei” frequency rank
- #10
- “des” frequency rank
- 13777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dei | des |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appel, convocation. | Article indéfini du pluriel. C’est ainsi le pluriel de un ou une. |
Letter map: dei vs des
Shared letters muted; letters that set dei and des apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - dei and des
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dei is anoun and desanarticle. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “dei” becomes s in “des”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dei is recorded at frequency rank #13,767, classified as anoun. des is at rank #10, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \de\.
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 13777, this pair ranks #399,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dei vs des
Shared letters: de. Private to "dei": i. Private to "des": s.
"dei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "des" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dei" and "des" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dei" or "des" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "dei" and "des". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "des" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dei" and "des" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dei vs denim". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #399,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.