Which to use
“denier” and “denrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,056
- “denier” frequency rank
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- 70404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denier | denrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Monnaie romaine d’argent qui, jusqu’à l’an 536 de Rome, valait dix as et plus tard seize. | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. |
Where the eye mixes denier and denrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. denier (CVCVVC) and denrée (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: denier vs denrée
A purely visual mix-up. denier (\də.nje\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denier is recorded at frequency rank #34,056, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.nje\. 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 70404, this pair ranks #51,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of denier vs denrée
Shared letters: denr. Private to "denier": i. Private to "denrée": é.
"denier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denier ← ddenier · deiner · deneir · denierr · denire · dennier · dneier · ednier
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "denier" and "denrée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "denier" vs "denrée" - 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 "denier" 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 #51,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denier" and "denrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denrée vs dundee". 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 #51,424 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.