Which to use
“docile” and “double” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,939
- “docile” frequency rank
- #844
- “double” frequency rank
- 25783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | docile | double |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a de la disposition à se laisser conduire et diriger. Qui obéit facilement. Caractère docile. | Qui vaut, qui pèse ou qui contient deux fois autant. |
Where the eye mixes docile and double
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses docile with double
A purely visual mix-up. docile (\dɔ.sil\) and double (\dubl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
docile is recorded at frequency rank #24,939, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.sil\. double is at rank #844, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dubl\.
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 25783, this pair ranks #338,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of docile vs double
Shared letters: delo. Private to "docile": ci. Private to "double": bu.
"docile" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "double" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "docile" and "double" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "docile" or "double"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "docile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "double" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "docile" and "double" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décèle vs docile". 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 #338,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.