# det vs dette

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### det
*noun · IPA \ˈdet\ · frequency rank #34,976*
Mer.

### dette
*noun · IPA \dɛt\ · frequency rank #2,469*
Somme due à un créancier.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/det-vs-dette