Which to use
“dengue” is a noun and “dingues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,413
- “dengue” frequency rank
- #23,512
- “dingues” frequency rank
- 67925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dengue | dingues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maladie virale endémique dans les pays tropicaux causée par les virus de type flavivirus. | Pluriel de dingue |
Same sound, different letters: dengue vs dingues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: dengue vs dingues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dengue and dingues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dɛ̃ɡ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67925, 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\. dingues is at rank #23,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɛ̃ɡ\.
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 67925, this pair ranks #61,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dengue vs dingues
Shared letters: degnu. Private to "dengue": -. Private to "dingues": is.
"dengue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "dingues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dengue" and "dingues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dengue" or "dingues"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "dengue" / "dingues". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "dengue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dingues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dengue" and "dingues" 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 #61,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.