Which to use
“diabète” and “diamètre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,032
- “diabète” frequency rank
- #4,418
- “diamètre” frequency rank
- 15450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diabète | diamètre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom donné à plusieurs pathologies donnant un dérèglement du contrôle de la glycémie. | Ligne droite qui va d’un point de la circonférence d’un cercle (ou d’une sphère) à un autre point en passant par le centre. Le diamètre représente deux fois le rayon. |
Where the eye mixes diabète and diamètre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. diabète runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against diamètre's 8 (CVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: diabète vs diamètre
A purely visual mix-up. diabète (\dja.bɛt\) and diamètre (\dja.mɛtʁ\) 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 15450, 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\. diamètre is at rank #4,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dja.mɛtʁ\.
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 15450, this pair ranks #392,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diabète vs diamètre
Shared letters: adeitè. Private to "diabète": b. Private to "diamètre": mr.
"diabète" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "diamètre" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diabète" for "diamètre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "diabète" or "diamètre"?
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 "diabète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diamètre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diabète" and "diamètre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diamètre vs diantre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #392,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.