Which to use
“det” and “duvet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,976
- “det” frequency rank
- #25,287
- “duvet” frequency rank
- 60263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | det | duvet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mer. | Ensemble des plumes courtes, molles et frisées, qui poussent en premier sur le corps des oiseaux et est particulièrement fournie chez les cygnes et les oies. |
Where the eye mixes det and duvet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. det runs 3 letters (CVC) against duvet's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: det vs duvet
A purely visual mix-up. det (\ˈdet\) and duvet (\dy.vɛ\) 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 60263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
det is recorded at frequency rank #34,976, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdet\. duvet is at rank #25,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.vɛ\.
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 60263, this pair ranks #98,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of det vs duvet
Shared letters: det. Private to "det": -. Private to "duvet": uv.
"det" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duvet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duvet ← dduvet · duevt · duvett · duvte · duvvet · dvuet · udvet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "det" for "duvet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "det" or "duvet"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "det" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duvet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "det" and "duvet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs det". 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 #98,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.