Which to use
“direz” is a verb and “dirty” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,768
- “direz” frequency rank
- #25,281
- “dirty” frequency rank
- 39049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | direz | dirty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de dire. | Sale, malpropre (couvert de saleté). |
Where the eye mixes direz and dirty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: direz vs dirty
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: direz is \di.ʁe\ while dirty is \ˈdɜː.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
direz is recorded at frequency rank #13,768, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ʁe\. dirty is at rank #25,281, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈdɜː.ti\.
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 39049, this pair ranks #250,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of direz vs dirty
Shared letters: dir. Private to "direz": ez. Private to "dirty": ty.
"direz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dirty" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "direz" and "dirty" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "direz" vs "dirty" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "direz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "direz" and "dirty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirty 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 #250,881 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.