Which to use
“dénoncée” and “dénoncer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,628
- “dénoncée” frequency rank
- #4,571
- “dénoncer” frequency rank
- 30199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dénoncée | dénoncer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dénoncer. | Notifier par voie officielle ou judiciaire. |
Same sound, different letters: dénoncée vs dénoncer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. dénoncée (CVCVCCVV) and dénoncer (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - dénoncée and dénoncer
This is the hard kind. dénoncée and dénoncer are pronounced identically (\de.nɔ̃.se\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30199, 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\. dénoncer is at rank #4,571, 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 30199, this pair ranks #311,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dénoncée vs dénoncer
Shared letters: cdenoé. Private to "dénoncée": -. Private to "dénoncer": r.
"dénoncée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "dénoncer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dénoncée" and "dénoncer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dénoncée" or "dénoncer"?
Useful next steps
"dénoncée" and "dénoncer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dénoncée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénoncer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénoncée" and "dénoncer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénoncée vs dénoncées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #311,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.