Which to use
“dessina” and “destiné” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,595
- “dessina” frequency rank
- #3,066
- “destiné” frequency rank
- 52661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dessina | destiné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de dessiner. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe destiner. |
Where the eye mixes dessina and destiné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dessina vs destiné
A purely visual mix-up. dessina (\de.si.na\) and destiné (\dɛs.ti.ne\) 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 52661, 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\. destiné is at rank #3,066, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɛs.ti.ne\.
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 52661, this pair ranks #146,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dessina vs destiné
Shared letters: deins. Private to "dessina": a. Private to "destiné": té.
"dessina" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "destiné" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dessina ← ddessina · desina · desisna · dessian · dessinna · dessnia · dsesina · edssina
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dessina" and "destiné" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dessina" vs "destiné" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dessina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "destiné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dessina" and "destiné" 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 #146,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.