Which to use
“datées” is a verb and “dotée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,973
- “datées” frequency rank
- #8,986
- “dotée” frequency rank
- 39959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | datées | dotée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de dater. | Féminin singulier de doté. |
Where the eye mixes datées and dotée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses datées with dotée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: datées is \da.te\ while dotée is \dɔ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
datées is recorded at frequency rank #30,973, classified as averb, pronounced \da.te\. dotée is at rank #8,986, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.te\.
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 39959, this pair ranks #244,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of datées vs dotée
Shared letters: deté. Private to "datées": as. Private to "dotée": o.
"datées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dotée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "datées" for "dotée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "datées" or "dotée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "datées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "datées" and "dotée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datées vs douées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #244,079 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.