Which to use
“derme” and “drame” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- #3,326
- “drame” frequency rank
- 50018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derme | drame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. | Pièce de théâtre (tragique ou comique). |
Where the eye mixes derme and drame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. derme (CVCCV) and drame (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between derme and drame
A purely visual mix-up. derme (\dɛʁm\) and drame (\dʁam\) 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 50018, 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\. drame is at rank #3,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁam\.
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 50018, this pair ranks #165,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derme vs drame
Shared letters: demr. Private to "derme": -. Private to "drame": a.
"derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "drame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derme" and "drame" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "derme" vs "drame" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "derme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derme" and "drame" 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 #165,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.