Which to use
“dénuée” is an adjective and “donnée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,144
- “dénuée” frequency rank
- #2,514
- “donnée” frequency rank
- 30658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dénuée | donnée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dénué. | 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 dénuée and donnée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dénuée (CVCVVV) and donnée (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dénuée vs donnée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dénuée is \de.nɥe\ while donnée is \dɔ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dénuée is recorded at frequency rank #28,144, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.nɥe\. 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 30658, this pair ranks #308,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dénuée vs donnée
Shared letters: dené. Private to "dénuée": u. Private to "donnée": o.
"dénuée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "donnée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dénuée" and "donnée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dénuée" or "donnée" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dénuée" and "donnée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dénuée" 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 #308,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénuée" and "donnée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénuée vs dundee". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.