Which to use
“denrée” is a noun and “dénués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- #42,844
- “dénués” frequency rank
- 79192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denrée | dénués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. | Masculin pluriel de dénué. |
Where the eye mixes denrée and dénués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. denrée (CVCCVV) and dénués (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: denrée vs dénués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denrée is \dɑ̃.ʁe\ while dénués is \de.nɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denrée is recorded at frequency rank #36,348, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.ʁe\. dénués is at rank #42,844, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.nɥe\.
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 79192, this pair ranks #23,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of denrée vs dénués
Shared letters: dné. Private to "denrée": er. Private to "dénués": su.
"denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "dénués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "denrée" for "dénués" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "denrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,889 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denrée" and "dénués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçues vs dénués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,889 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.