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“ducasse” and “duchesse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,648
- “ducasse” frequency rank
- #8,230
- “duchesse” frequency rank
- 41878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ducasse | duchesse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kermesse, fête votive. | Épouse d’un duc. |
Where the eye mixes ducasse and duchesse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ducasse vs duchesse
A purely visual mix-up. ducasse (\dy.kas\) and duchesse (\dy.ʃɛs\) 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 41878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ducasse is recorded at frequency rank #33,648, classified as anoun, pronounced \dy.kas\. duchesse is at rank #8,230, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʃɛs\.
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 41878, this pair ranks #229,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ducasse vs duchesse
Shared letters: cdesu. Private to "ducasse": a. Private to "duchesse": h.
"ducasse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "duchesse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ducasse" for "duchesse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ducasse" vs "duchesse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ducasse" and "duchesse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ducasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duchesse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,855 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ducasse" and "duchesse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ducale vs ducasse". 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 #229,855 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.