Which to use
“datée” and “dote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,946
- “datée” frequency rank
- #22,237
- “dote” frequency rank
- 34183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | datée | dote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dater. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de doter. |
Where the eye mixes datée and dote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: datée vs dote
A purely visual mix-up. datée (\da.te\) and dote (\dɔt\) 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 34183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
datée is recorded at frequency rank #11,946, classified as averb, pronounced \da.te\. dote is at rank #22,237, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔt\.
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 34183, this pair ranks #285,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of datée vs dote
Shared letters: det. Private to "datée": aé. Private to "dote": o.
"datée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dote ← ddote · doet · dotte · dtoe · odte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "datée" and "dote" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "datée" or "dote" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "datée" and "dote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "datée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,585 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "datée" and "dote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dote". 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 #285,585 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.