déni vs doi, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“déni” is a noun and “doi” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,206
“déni” frequency rank: #27,038
“doi” frequency rank: 38244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	déni	doi
Definition	Action de dénier un fait.	Cas sujet de deus.

Letter map: déni vs doi

Shared letters muted; letters that set déni and doi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. déni runs 4 letters (CVCV) against doi's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch

déni

3 ch

doi

Role in the sentence - déni and doi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: déni is anoun and doianadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déni is recorded at frequency rank #11,206, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ni\. doi is at rank #27,038, tagged as anadj.

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 38244, this pair ranks #256,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déni vs doi

Shared letters: di. Private to "déni": né. Private to "doi": o.

"déni" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "déni" for "doi" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déni" is a noun and "doi" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "déni" or "doi"?

"déni" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,206 in our French list, against #27,038 for "doi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "déni" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "doi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #256,658 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"déni" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs doi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #256,658 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.