Which to use
“de” is a preposition and “dove” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1
- “de” frequency rank
- #35,471
- “dove” frequency rank
- 35472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | de | dove |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marque un ablatif. Mot indiquant la provenance, l’origine ^([note 1]). | Douve. |
Letter map: de vs dove
Shared letters muted; letters that set de and dove apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: de vs dove
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: de is apreposition and doveanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
de is recorded at frequency rank #1, classified as aprep, pronounced \də\. dove is at rank #35,471, tagged as anoun.
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 35472, this pair ranks #276,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of de vs dove
Shared letters: de. Private to "de": -. Private to "dove": ov.
"de" · 2 letters · shape CV · "dove" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dove ← ddove · doev · dovve · dvoe · odve
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "de" and "dove" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "de" or "dove"?
After this comparison
Pair "de" vs "dove" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "de" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dove" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "de" and "dove" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dove". 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 #276,525 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.