Which to use
“désirons” and “dirons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,774
- “désirons” frequency rank
- #23,513
- “dirons” frequency rank
- 62287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désirons | dirons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. | Première personne du pluriel du futur de dire. |
Where the eye mixes désirons and dirons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between désirons and dirons
A purely visual mix-up. désirons (\de.zi.ʁɔ̃\) and dirons (\di.ʁɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désirons is recorded at frequency rank #38,774, classified as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ʁɔ̃\. dirons is at rank #23,513, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.ʁɔ̃\.
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 62287, this pair ranks #87,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of désirons vs dirons
Shared letters: dinors. Private to "désirons": é. Private to "dirons": -.
"désirons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dirons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dirons ← ddirons · diorns · dirnos · dironns · dironss · dirosn · dirrons · drions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "désirons" for "dirons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "désirons" vs "dirons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "désirons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désirons" and "dirons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désirées vs désirons". 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 #87,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.