Which to use
“dénoncent” and “dénoncer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,954
- “dénoncent” frequency rank
- #4,571
- “dénoncer” frequency rank
- 16525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dénoncent | dénoncer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dénoncer. | Notifier par voie officielle ou judiciaire. |
Where the eye mixes dénoncent and dénoncer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dénoncent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against dénoncer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dénoncent with dénoncer
A purely visual mix-up. dénoncent (\de.nɔ̃s\) and dénoncer (\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 16525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dénoncent is recorded at frequency rank #11,954, classified as averb, pronounced \de.nɔ̃s\. 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 16525, this pair ranks #387,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dénoncent vs dénoncer
Shared letters: cdenoé. Private to "dénoncent": t. Private to "dénoncer": r.
"dénoncent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dénoncer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dénoncent" and "dénoncer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dénoncent" or "dénoncer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dénoncent" and "dénoncer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dénoncent" 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 #387,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénoncent" and "dénoncer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénoncées vs dénoncent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #387,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.