Which to use
“derme” and “dogme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- #14,658
- “dogme” frequency rank
- 61350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derme | dogme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. | Vérité indiscutable définie par l’autorité compétente ; objet de foi. |
Where the eye mixes derme and dogme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. derme and dogme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses derme with dogme
A purely visual mix-up. derme (\dɛʁm\) and dogme (\dɔɡm\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61350, 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\. dogme is at rank #14,658, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔɡm\.
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 61350, this pair ranks #92,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of derme vs dogme
Shared letters: dem. Private to "derme": r. Private to "dogme": go.
"derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dogme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "derme" for "dogme" ever safe?
Which is more common, "derme" or "dogme"?
After this comparison
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 "dogme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,744 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derme" and "dogme" 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 #92,744 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.