Which to use
“dindes” and “dîners” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,981
- “dindes” frequency rank
- #21,608
- “dîners” frequency rank
- 66589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dindes | dîners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dinde. | Pluriel de dîner. |
Where the eye mixes dindes and dîners
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dindes vs dîners
A purely visual mix-up. dindes (\dɛ̃d\) and dîners (\di.ne\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dindes is recorded at frequency rank #44,981, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛ̃d\. dîners is at rank #21,608, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.ne\.
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 66589, this pair ranks #67,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dindes vs dîners
Shared letters: dens. Private to "dindes": i. Private to "dîners": rî.
"dindes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dîners" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dindes ← ddindes · didnes · dinddes · dindess · dindse · dineds · dinndes · dnides
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dindes" for "dîners" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dindes" vs "dîners" - which ranks higher?
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 "dindes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dîners" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dindes" and "dîners" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dindes vs dundee". 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 #67,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.