Which to use
“dièse” and “dîmes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,643
- “dièse” frequency rank
- #41,760
- “dîmes” frequency rank
- 75403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dièse | dîmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Symbole graphique, formé de deux doubles barres croisées, (♯) appartenant à la famille des altérations et dont la fonction est d’indiquer sur la partition, que la hauteur naturelle de la note associée à ce dièse, ou à la clef, sur la ligne où se place la note, doit être élevée d’un demi-ton chromatique. | Pluriel de dîme. |
Where the eye mixes dièse and dîmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dièse (CVVCV) and dîmes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dièse vs dîmes
A purely visual mix-up. dièse (\djɛz\) and dîmes (\dim\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dièse is recorded at frequency rank #33,643, classified as anoun, pronounced \djɛz\. dîmes is at rank #41,760, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dim\.
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 75403, this pair ranks #34,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dièse vs dîmes
Shared letters: des. Private to "dièse": iè. Private to "dîmes": mî.
"dièse" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "dîmes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dièse" and "dîmes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dièse" or "dîmes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dièse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dîmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dièse" and "dîmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dîmes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.