Which to use
“dîmes” is a noun and “dotés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,760
- “dîmes” frequency rank
- #13,572
- “dotés” frequency rank
- 55332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dîmes | dotés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dîme. | Masculin pluriel de doté. |
Where the eye mixes dîmes and dotés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dîmes and dotés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dîmes vs dotés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dîmes is \dim\ while dotés is \dɔ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dîmes is recorded at frequency rank #41,760, classified as anoun, pronounced \dim\. 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 55332, this pair ranks #128,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dîmes vs dotés
Shared letters: ds. Private to "dîmes": emî. Private to "dotés": oté.
"dîmes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dotés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dîmes" and "dotés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dîmes" or "dotés" show up more?
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 "dîmes" 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 #128,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dîmes" and "dotés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dîmes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,119 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.