dénonce vs dénoncée, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dénonce” and “dénoncée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,419
“dénonce” frequency rank: #25,628
“dénoncée” frequency rank: 30047
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dénonce	dénoncée
Definition	Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dénoncer.	Participe passé féminin singulier de dénoncer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dénonce and dénoncée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

dénonce

8 ch

dénoncée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dénonce (\de.nɔ̃s\) and dénoncée (\de.nɔ̃.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dénonce is recorded at frequency rank #4,419, classified as averb, pronounced \de.nɔ̃s\. dénoncée is at rank #25,628, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.nɔ̃.se\.

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 30047, this pair ranks #312,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dénonce vs dénoncée

Shared letters: cdenoé. Private to "dénonce": -. Private to "dénoncée": -.

"dénonce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dénoncée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

dénonce#4,419

dénoncée#25,628

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dénonce" and "dénoncée" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\de.nɔ̃s\ versus \de.nɔ̃.se\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "dénonce" or "dénoncée"?

"dénonce" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,419 in our French list, against #25,628 for "dénoncée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dénonce vs dénoncée

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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