Which to use
“dénués” and “doués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,844
- “dénués” frequency rank
- #14,248
- “doués” frequency rank
- 57092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dénués | doués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de dénué. | Masculin pluriel de doué. |
Where the eye mixes dénués and doués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dénués runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against doués's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dénués and doués
A purely visual mix-up. dénués (\de.nɥe\) and doués (\dwe\) 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 57092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dénués is recorded at frequency rank #42,844, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.nɥe\. doués is at rank #14,248, 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 57092, this pair ranks #117,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dénués vs doués
Shared letters: dsué. Private to "dénués": n. Private to "doués": o.
"dénués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "doués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dénués" and "doués" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dénués" or "doués"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dénués" and "doués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dénués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dénués" and "doués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçues vs dénués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #117,073 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.