dénoncéevsdénoncentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,628
“dénoncée” frequency rank
#11,954
“dénoncent” frequency rank
37582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dénoncée dénoncent
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de dénoncer. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dénoncer.

Where the eye mixes dénoncée and dénoncent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dénoncée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against dénoncent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
dénoncée
9 ch
dénoncent

Visual trap between dénoncée and dénoncent

A purely visual mix-up. dénoncée (\de.nɔ̃.se\) and dénoncent (\de.nɔ̃s\) 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 37582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dénoncée is recorded at frequency rank #25,628, classified as averb, pronounced \de.nɔ̃.se\. 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 37582, this pair ranks #261,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dénoncée vs dénoncent

Shared letters: cdenoé. Private to "dénoncée": -. Private to "dénoncent": t.

"dénoncée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "dénoncent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dénoncée" and "dénoncent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.nɔ̃.se\ versus \de.nɔ̃s\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dénoncée" vs "dénoncent" - which ranks higher?
"dénoncent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,954 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.

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 "dénoncée" 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 #261,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dénoncée" and "dénoncent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénoncée vs dénoncées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #261,480 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list