Which to use
“dénombre” is a verb and “dénommée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,560
- “dénombre” frequency rank
- #23,846
- “dénommée” frequency rank
- 48406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dénombre | dénommée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dénombrer. | Féminin singulier de dénommé. |
Where the eye mixes dénombre and dénommée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dénombre (CVCVCCCV) and dénommée (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dénombre vs dénommée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dénombre is \de.nɔ̃bʁ\ while dénommée is \de.nɔ.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dénombre is recorded at frequency rank #24,560, classified as averb, pronounced \de.nɔ̃bʁ\. dénommée is at rank #23,846, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.nɔ.me\.
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 48406, this pair ranks #179,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dénombre vs dénommée
Shared letters: demnoé. Private to "dénombre": br. Private to "dénommée": -.
"dénombre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "dénommée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dénombre" and "dénommée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dénombre" or "dénommée" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dénombre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénommée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,196 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénombre" and "dénommée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégommer vs dénommée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #179,196 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.