Which to use
“datées” is a verb and “douées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,973
- “datées” frequency rank
- #46,709
- “douées” frequency rank
- 77682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | datées | douées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de dater. | Féminin pluriel de doué. |
Where the eye mixes datées and douées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses datées with douées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: datées is \da.te\ while douées is \dwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77682, 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\. douées is at rank #46,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dwe\.
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 77682, this pair ranks #27,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of datées vs douées
Shared letters: desé. Private to "datées": at. Private to "douées": ou.
"datées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "douées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "datées" and "douées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "datées" or "douées"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "datées" and "douées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "datées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "datées" and "douées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dombes vs douées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.