Which to use
“densité” and “densités” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,546
- “densité” frequency rank
- #41,218
- “densités” frequency rank
- 46764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | densité | densités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caractère de ce qui est dense. | Pluriel de densité. |
Same sound, different letters: densité vs densités
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. densité runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against densités's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: densité vs densités
This is the hard kind. densité and densités are pronounced identically (\dɑ̃.si.te\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “densité” sits inside “densités”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
densité is recorded at frequency rank #5,546, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.si.te\. densités is at rank #41,218, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.si.te\.
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 46764, this pair ranks #192,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of densité vs densités
Shared letters: deinsté. Private to "densité": -. Private to "densités": -.
"densité" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "densités" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "densité" and "densités" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "densité" or "densités" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "densité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "densités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "densité" and "densités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "densités vs désires". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.