Which to use
“dengue” and “drague” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,413
- “dengue” frequency rank
- #11,951
- “drague” frequency rank
- 56364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dengue | drague |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maladie virale endémique dans les pays tropicaux causée par les virus de type flavivirus. | Filet muni d’un racloir servant à la pêche à la traîne. |
Where the eye mixes dengue and drague
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dengue with drague
A purely visual mix-up. dengue (\dɛ̃ɡ\) and drague (\dʁaɡ\) 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 56364, 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\. drague is at rank #11,951, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁaɡ\.
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 56364, this pair ranks #121,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dengue vs drague
Shared letters: degu. Private to "dengue": n. Private to "drague": ar.
"dengue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "drague" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dengue" and "drague" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dengue" vs "drague" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dengue" and "drague" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dengue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drague" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,538 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dengue" and "drague" 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 #121,538 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.