Which to use
“dengue” and “denrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,413
- “dengue” frequency rank
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- 80761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dengue | denrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maladie virale endémique dans les pays tropicaux causée par les virus de type flavivirus. | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. |
Where the eye mixes dengue and denrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dengue and denrée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dengue and denrée
A purely visual mix-up. dengue (\dɛ̃ɡ\) and denrée (\dɑ̃.ʁe\) 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 80761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dengue is recorded at frequency rank #44,413, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛ̃ɡ\. denrée is at rank #36,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.ʁe\.
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 80761, this pair ranks #20,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dengue vs denrée
Shared letters: den. Private to "dengue": gu. Private to "denrée": ré.
"dengue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dengue ← ddengue · degnue · dengeu · denggue · denngue · denuge · dnegue · edngue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dengue" for "denrée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dengue" or "denrée"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dengue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dengue" and "denrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dengue vs dénués". 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 #20,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.