Which to use
“dénonce” and “devance” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,419
- “dénonce” frequency rank
- #16,591
- “devance” frequency rank
- 21010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dénonce | devance |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dénoncer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de devancer. |
Where the eye mixes dénonce and devance
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dénonce with devance
A purely visual mix-up. dénonce (\de.nɔ̃s\) and devance (\də.vɑ̃s\) 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 21010, 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\. devance is at rank #16,591, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vɑ̃s\.
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 21010, this pair ranks #365,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dénonce vs devance
Shared letters: cden. Private to "dénonce": oé. Private to "devance": av.
"dénonce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "devance" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devance ← ddevance · deavnce · devacne · devancce · devanec · devannce · devnace · devvance
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dénonce" and "devance" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dénonce" or "devance" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dénonce" and "devance" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dénonce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devance" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénonce" and "devance" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devance vs déviance". 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 #365,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.