Which to use
“denrée” and “durée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- #1,025
- “durée” frequency rank
- 37373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denrée | durée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. | Espace de temps pendant lequel une chose dure. |
Where the eye mixes denrée and durée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. denrée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against durée's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between denrée and durée
A purely visual mix-up. denrée (\dɑ̃.ʁe\) and durée (\dy.ʁe\) 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 37373, 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\. durée is at rank #1,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁe\.
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 37373, this pair ranks #262,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denrée vs durée
Shared letters: deré. Private to "denrée": n. Private to "durée": u.
"denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "durée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "denrée" and "durée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "denrée" or "durée" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "durée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denrée" and "durée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denrée vs dundee". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.