Which to use
“dates” and “doutes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,603
- “dates” frequency rank
- #4,748
- “doutes” frequency rank
- 8351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dates | doutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de date. | Pluriel de doute. |
Where the eye mixes dates and doutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dates and doutes
A purely visual mix-up. dates (\dat\) and doutes (\dut\) 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 8351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dates is recorded at frequency rank #3,603, classified as anoun, pronounced \dat\. doutes is at rank #4,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dut\.
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 8351, this pair ranks #420,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dates vs doutes
Shared letters: dest. Private to "dates": a. Private to "doutes": ou.
"dates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "doutes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dates" and "doutes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dates" vs "doutes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dates" and "doutes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dates" and "doutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "douées vs doutes". 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 #420,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.