Which to use
“dociles” and “doublés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,716
- “dociles” frequency rank
- #28,520
- “doublés” frequency rank
- 69236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dociles | doublés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de docile. | Masculin pluriel de doublé. |
Where the eye mixes dociles and doublés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dociles (CVCVCVC) and doublés (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dociles and doublés
A purely visual mix-up. dociles (\dɔ.sil\) and doublés (\du.ble\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dociles is recorded at frequency rank #40,716, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.sil\. doublés is at rank #28,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced \du.ble\.
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 69236, this pair ranks #55,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dociles vs doublés
Shared letters: dlos. Private to "dociles": cei. Private to "doublés": bué.
"dociles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "doublés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dociles ← dcoiles · ddociles · docciles · dociels · dociless · docilles · docilse · doclies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dociles" and "doublés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dociles" vs "doublés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dociles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doublés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dociles" and "doublés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dociles vs domiciles". 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 #55,952 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.