Which to use
“dénonce” and “dénoncent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,419
- “dénonce” frequency rank
- #11,954
- “dénoncent” frequency rank
- 16373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dénonce | dénoncent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dénoncer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dénoncer. |
Same sound, different letters: dénonce vs dénoncent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. dénonce runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against dénoncent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: dénonce vs dénoncent
This is the hard kind. dénonce and dénoncent are pronounced identically (\de.nɔ̃s\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dénonce” sits inside “dénoncent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16373, 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\. dénoncent is at rank #11,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.nɔ̃s\.
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 16373, this pair ranks #388,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dénonce vs dénoncent
Shared letters: cdenoé. Private to "dénonce": -. Private to "dénoncent": t.
"dénonce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dénoncent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dénonce" and "dénoncent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dénonce" vs "dénoncent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "dénonce" / "dénoncent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "dénonce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénoncent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénonce" and "dénoncent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénoncées vs dénoncent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #388,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.