Which to use
“dice” and “dure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- #1,912
- “dure” frequency rank
- 46329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dice | dure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. | Femme pleine de dureté, insensible ou très sévère. |
Where the eye mixes dice and dure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dice with dure
A purely visual mix-up. dice (\ˈdaɪs\) and dure (\dyʁ\) 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 46329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dice is recorded at frequency rank #44,417, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdaɪs\. dure is at rank #1,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dyʁ\.
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 46329, this pair ranks #195,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dice vs dure
Shared letters: de. Private to "dice": ci. Private to "dure": ru.
"dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dice" and "dure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dice" or "dure" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dice" and "dure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dice" and "dure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dice". 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 #195,828 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.