Which to use
“dizaine” and “douzaine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,399
- “dizaine” frequency rank
- #6,812
- “douzaine” frequency rank
- 10211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dizaine | douzaine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe de dix unités. | Douze ou à peu près douze. |
Where the eye mixes dizaine and douzaine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dizaine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against douzaine's 8 (CVVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dizaine vs douzaine
A purely visual mix-up. dizaine (\di.zɛn\) and douzaine (\du.zɛn\) 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 10211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dizaine is recorded at frequency rank #3,399, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.zɛn\. douzaine is at rank #6,812, tagged as anoun, pronounced \du.zɛn\.
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 10211, this pair ranks #413,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dizaine vs douzaine
Shared letters: adeinz. Private to "dizaine": -. Private to "douzaine": ou.
"dizaine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "douzaine" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dizaine" for "douzaine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dizaine" vs "douzaine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dizaine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douzaine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dizaine" and "douzaine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dizaine vs draine". 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 #413,810 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.