dotant

\dɔ.tɑ̃\

/\dɔ.tɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“dotant” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,029
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de doter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dotant · dotant · French

dotant · rank #49,029 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,029
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH droitiers

Nearest frequency peer: droitiers (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « dotant »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « dotant » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dotant vs durant
67% similar
dotant vs douane
67% similar
dotant vs doutait
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dotant
PropertyValue
Headworddotant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dɔ.tɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,029
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dotant »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dotantse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « droitiers » (#49,031), « dromadaire » (#49,032), « dissoutes » (#49,025). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dotant » est au #49,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dotant (IPA \dɔ.tɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,029 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent de doter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dotant, with forms such as "ddotant", "doatnt", and "dotannt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "durant", "douane", "doutait", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dotant, spelled D-O-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de doter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dotant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En se dotant de la plus importante flotte de bateaux de pêche, le groupe de distribution alimentaire Intermarché profite de cette puissance pour fournir le marché (y compris ses concurrents) en poissons.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddotant
  • doatnt
  • dotannt
  • dotantt
  • dotatn
  • dotnat
  • dottant
  • dtoant
  • odtant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dotant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddotant1doatnt2dotannt1dotantt1dotatn2dotnat2dottant1dtoant2
Edit distance from "dotant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dotant"?
"dotant" is spelled D-O-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.tɑ̃\.
What does "dotant" mean?
As a verb, "dotant" means: Participe présent de doter.
What words are commonly confused with "dotant"?
"dotant" is commonly confused with "durant", "douane", "doutait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dotant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dotant" is \dɔ.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dotant" come from?
"dotant" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dotant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Devaux#49,019España#49,070chient#48,980chapel#48,979

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

claquée9 variantsfichus9 variantsbuffles9 variantsborden9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list