Which to use
“dérouter” and “douter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,729
- “dérouter” frequency rank
- #5,445
- “douter” frequency rank
- 52174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérouter | douter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Égarer quelqu’un de sa route. | Être dans l’incertitude, n’être pas sûr. |
Where the eye mixes dérouter and douter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. dérouter (\de.ʁu.te\) and douter (\du.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérouter is recorded at frequency rank #46,729, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.te\. douter is at rank #5,445, tagged as averb, pronounced \du.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 52174, this pair ranks #149,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérouter vs douter
Shared letters: deortu. Private to "dérouter": é. Private to "douter": -.
"dérouter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "douter" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- douter ← ddouter · dotuer · douetr · douterr · doutre · doutter · duoter · oduter