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 eye mixes dénonce and dénoncée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dénonce runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against dénoncée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dénonce and dénoncée
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dénonce" and "dénoncée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dénonce" or "dénoncée" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dénonce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénoncée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénonce" and "dénoncée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénoncée vs dénoncées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #312,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.