Which to use
“dises” and “dites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,115
- “dises” frequency rank
- #1,409
- “dites” frequency rank
- 21524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dises | dites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dire. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe dire. |
Where the eye mixes dises and dites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dises vs dites
A purely visual mix-up. dises (\diz\) 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 differ by a single letter - s in “dises” becomes t in “dites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21524, 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\. 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 21524, this pair ranks #362,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dises vs dites
Shared letters: deis. Private to "dises": -. Private to "dites": t.
"dises" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dites" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dises" and "dites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dises" vs "dites" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dises" and "dites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dises" 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 #362,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dises" and "dites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dises". 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 #362,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.