Which to use
“derme” and “dure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- #1,912
- “dure” frequency rank
- 48604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derme | dure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. | Femme pleine de dureté, insensible ou très sévère. |
Where the eye mixes derme and dure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between derme and dure
A purely visual mix-up. derme (\dɛʁm\) and dure (\dyʁ\) 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 48604, 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\. dure is at rank #1,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dyʁ\.
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 48604, this pair ranks #177,567 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derme vs dure
Shared letters: der. Private to "derme": m. Private to "dure": u.
"derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "derme" for "dure" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "derme" or "dure" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "derme" and "dure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,567 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derme" and "dure" 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 #177,567 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.