Which to use
“derme” and “dîme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- #34,076
- “dîme” frequency rank
- 80768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derme | dîme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. | Portion des grains, des vins, des fruits, etc., qui se payait à l’église, ou au seigneur du lieu, et qui en était ordinairement le dixième. |
Where the eye mixes derme and dîme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. derme runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dîme's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between derme and dîme
A purely visual mix-up. derme (\dɛʁm\) and dîme (\dim\) 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 80768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derme is recorded at frequency rank #46,692, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛʁm\. dîme is at rank #34,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dim\.
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 80768, this pair ranks #20,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of derme vs dîme
Shared letters: dem. Private to "derme": r. Private to "dîme": î.
"derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dîme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- derme ← dderme · demre · derem · dermme · derrme · dreme · edrme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derme" and "dîme" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "derme" vs "dîme" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "derme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dîme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,183 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derme" and "dîme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs derme". 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 #20,183 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.