Which to use
“diras” and “dites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,948
- “diras” frequency rank
- #1,409
- “dites” frequency rank
- 13357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diras | dites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de l’indicatif du verbe dire. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe dire. |
Where the eye mixes diras and dites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses diras with dites
A purely visual mix-up. diras (\di.ʁa\) and dites (\dit\) 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 13357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diras is recorded at frequency rank #11,948, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʁa\. dites is at rank #1,409, tagged as averb, pronounced \dit\.
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 13357, this pair ranks #401,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diras vs dites
Shared letters: dis. Private to "diras": ar. Private to "dites": et.
"diras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diras" for "dites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "diras" vs "dites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "diras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diras" and "dites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diras vs dray". 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 #401,341 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.