Which to use
“densités” and “dentistes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,218
- “densités” frequency rank
- #22,226
- “dentistes” frequency rank
- 63444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | densités | dentistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de densité. | Pluriel de dentiste. |
Where the eye mixes densités and dentistes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. densités runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against dentistes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: densités vs dentistes
A purely visual mix-up. densités (\dɑ̃.si.te\) and dentistes (\dɑ̃.tist\) 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 63444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
densités is recorded at frequency rank #41,218, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.si.te\. dentistes is at rank #22,226, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.tist\.
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 63444, this pair ranks #81,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of densités vs dentistes
Shared letters: deinst. Private to "densités": é. Private to "dentistes": -.
"densités" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "dentistes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dentistes ← ddentistes · denitstes · denntistes · dentisets · dentisstes · dentistess · dentistse · dentisttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "densités" and "dentistes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "densités" or "dentistes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "densités" and "dentistes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "densités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dentistes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "densités" and "dentistes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "densités vs désires". 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 #81,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.