Which to use
“démodé” and “dénudé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,998
- “démodé” frequency rank
- #41,249
- “dénudé” frequency rank
- 76247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démodé | dénudé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a cessé d’être à la mode. | Qui n’est pas couvert ; qui est nu. |
Where the eye mixes démodé and dénudé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. démodé and dénudé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses démodé with dénudé
A purely visual mix-up. démodé (\de.mɔ.de\) and dénudé (\de.ny.de\) 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 76247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démodé is recorded at frequency rank #34,998, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ.de\. dénudé is at rank #41,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ny.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 76247, this pair ranks #31,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démodé vs dénudé
Shared letters: dé. Private to "démodé": mo. Private to "dénudé": nu.
"démodé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dénudé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démodé" and "dénudé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démodé" vs "dénudé" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démodé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénudé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démodé" and "dénudé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dengue vs dénudé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.