Which to use
“derme” and “durée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- #1,025
- “durée” frequency rank
- 47717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derme | durée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. | Espace de temps pendant lequel une chose dure. |
Where the eye mixes derme and durée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. derme (CVCCV) and durée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses derme with durée
A purely visual mix-up. derme (\dɛʁm\) and durée (\dy.ʁe\) 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 47717, 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\. durée is at rank #1,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁe\.
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 47717, this pair ranks #184,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derme vs durée
Shared letters: der. Private to "derme": m. Private to "durée": ué.
"derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "durée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- derme ← dderme · demre · derem · dermme · derrme · dreme · edrme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derme" and "durée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "derme" or "durée"?
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 "durée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derme" and "durée" 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 #184,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.