Which to use
“diabète” and “diable” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,032
- “diabète” frequency rank
- #3,528
- “diable” frequency rank
- 14560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diabète | diable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné à plusieurs pathologies donnant un dérèglement du contrôle de la glycémie. | Créature infernale. |
Where the eye mixes diabète and diable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. diabète runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against diable's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between diabète and diable
A purely visual mix-up. diabète (\dja.bɛt\) and diable (\djɑbl\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diabète is recorded at frequency rank #11,032, classified as anoun, pronounced \dja.bɛt\. diable is at rank #3,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced \djɑbl\.
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 14560, this pair ranks #396,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diabète vs diable
Shared letters: abdei. Private to "diabète": tè. Private to "diable": l.
"diabète" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "diable" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- diable ← daible · ddiable · diabble · diabel · diablle · dialbe · dibale · idable
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diabète" and "diable" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "diabète" or "diable"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "diabète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diabète" and "diable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diabète vs diadème". 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 #396,137 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.