Which to use
“dises” and “disiez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,115
- “dises” frequency rank
- #27,767
- “disiez” frequency rank
- 47882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dises | disiez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de dire. |
Where the eye mixes dises and disiez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dises with disiez
A purely visual mix-up. dises (\diz\) and disiez (\di.zje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dises is recorded at frequency rank #20,115, classified as averb, pronounced \diz\. disiez is at rank #27,767, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.zje\.
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 47882, this pair ranks #183,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dises vs disiez
Shared letters: deis. Private to "dises": -. Private to "disiez": z.
"dises" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "disiez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dises" for "disiez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dises" or "disiez"?
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 "dises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disiez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dises" and "disiez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs disiez". 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 #183,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.