Which to use
“dattes” is a noun and “dotés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,053
- “dattes” frequency rank
- #13,572
- “dotés” frequency rank
- 47625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dattes | dotés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de datte. | Masculin pluriel de doté. |
Where the eye mixes dattes and dotés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dattes vs dotés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dattes is \dat\ while dotés 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dattes is recorded at frequency rank #34,053, classified as anoun, pronounced \dat\. dotés is at rank #13,572, 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 47625, this pair ranks #185,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dattes vs dotés
Shared letters: dst. Private to "dattes": ae. Private to "dotés": oé.
"dattes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dotés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dattes ← adttes · datets · dattess · dattse · ddattes · dtates
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dattes" and "dotés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dattes" vs "dotés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dattes" and "dotés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dattes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dattes" and "dotés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datées vs dattes". 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 #185,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.