Which to use
“denses” and “dénués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,166
- “denses” frequency rank
- #42,844
- “dénués” frequency rank
- 61010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denses | dénués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dense. | Masculin pluriel de dénué. |
Where the eye mixes denses and dénués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. denses (CVCCVC) and dénués (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: denses vs dénués
A purely visual mix-up. denses (\dɑ̃s\) and dénués (\de.nɥe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denses is recorded at frequency rank #18,166, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɑ̃s\. 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 61010, this pair ranks #94,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of denses vs dénués
Shared letters: dns. Private to "denses": e. Private to "dénués": ué.
"denses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dénués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- denses ← ddenses · deness · dennses · densess · densses · desnes · dneses · ednses
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "denses" and "dénués" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "denses" or "dénués"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "denses" and "dénués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "denses" 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 #94,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denses" and "dénués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçues vs dénués". 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 #94,546 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.