Which to use
“denrée” and “derme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- 83040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denrée | derme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. |
Where the eye mixes denrée and derme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses denrée with derme
A purely visual mix-up. denrée (\dɑ̃.ʁe\) and derme (\dɛʁm\) 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 83040, 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\. derme is at rank #46,692, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɛʁm\.
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 83040, this pair ranks #15,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of denrée vs derme
Shared letters: der. Private to "denrée": né. Private to "derme": m.
"denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- derme ← dderme · demre · derem · dermme · derrme · dreme · edrme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denrée" and "derme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "denrée" or "derme" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "denrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denrée" and "derme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs derme". 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 #15,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.