Which to use
“dessina” and “dessine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,595
- “dessina” frequency rank
- #8,227
- “dessine” frequency rank
- 57822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dessina | dessine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de dessiner. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dessiner. |
Where the eye mixes dessina and dessine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dessina with dessine
A purely visual mix-up. dessina (\de.si.na\) and dessine (\de.sin\) 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 a single letter - a in “dessina” becomes e in “dessine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dessina is recorded at frequency rank #49,595, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.na\. dessine is at rank #8,227, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.sin\.
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 57822, this pair ranks #112,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dessina vs dessine
Shared letters: deins. Private to "dessina": a. Private to "dessine": -.
"dessina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dessine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dessina" and "dessine" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dessina" or "dessine"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dessina" and "dessine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dessina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dessine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dessina" and "dessine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désigna vs dessina". 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 #112,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.