Which to use
“desdits” is a determiner and “désirs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,792
- “desdits” frequency rank
- #7,819
- “désirs” frequency rank
- 44611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desdits | désirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de dudit. | Pluriel de désir. |
Where the eye mixes desdits and désirs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between desdits and désirs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desdits is \de.di\ while désirs is \de.ziʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desdits is recorded at frequency rank #36,792, classified as adet, pronounced \de.di\. désirs is at rank #7,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ziʁ\.
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 44611, this pair ranks #209,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desdits vs désirs
Shared letters: dis. Private to "desdits": et. Private to "désirs": ré.
"desdits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "désirs" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desdits ← ddesdits · dedsits · desddits · desdist · desditss · desditts · desdtis · desidts
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desdits" and "désirs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desdits" or "désirs"?
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 "desdits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desdits" and "désirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défaits vs desdits". 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 #209,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.