Which to use
“denrée” and “donnée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- #2,514
- “donnée” frequency rank
- 38862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denrée | donnée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. | Information sur un sujet particulier, qui, avec d’autres données, sert de base à la réflexion ou l'étude de ce sujet. |
Where the eye mixes denrée and donnée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. denrée and donnée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between denrée and donnée
A purely visual mix-up. denrée (\dɑ̃.ʁe\) and donnée (\dɔ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38862, 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\. donnée is at rank #2,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ne\.
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 38862, this pair ranks #252,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denrée vs donnée
Shared letters: dené. Private to "denrée": r. Private to "donnée": o.
"denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "donnée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "denrée" and "donnée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "denrée" or "donnée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "denrée" and "donnée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "denrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donnée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,280 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denrée" and "donnée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denrée vs dundee". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #252,280 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.