doux-amer

\du.za.mɛʁ\

/\du.za.mɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“doux-amer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est à la fois doux et amer au goût.

Corpus desk

Index FR-doux-amer · doux-amer · French

doux-amer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for doux-amer
PropertyValue
Headworddoux-amer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\du.za.mɛʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “doux-amer” sits in French frequency

doux-amer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doux-amer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \du.za.mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for doux-amer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is doux-amer, spelled D-O-U-X---A-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est à la fois doux et amer au goût.
  2. 2
    Qui est à la fois agréable et désagréable.

Synonyms

aigre-doux

This word in other languages

bittersweet(English)agridulce(Español)bittersüß(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doux-amer"?
"doux-amer" is spelled D-O-U-X---A-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \du.za.mɛʁ\.
What does "doux-amer" mean?
As an adjective, "doux-amer" means: Qui est à la fois doux et amer au goût.
How do you pronounce "doux-amer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doux-amer" is \du.za.mɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doux-amer" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list