Which to use
“document” is a noun and “doutent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,361
- “document” frequency rank
- #20,700
- “doutent” frequency rank
- 23061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | document | doutent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écrit qui sert de preuve ou de renseignement. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de douter. |
Where the eye mixes document and doutent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: document vs doutent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: document is \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃\ while doutent is \dut\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
document is recorded at frequency rank #2,361, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃\. doutent is at rank #20,700, tagged as averb, pronounced \dut\.
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 23061, this pair ranks #354,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of document vs doutent
Shared letters: denotu. Private to "document": cm. Private to "doutent": -.
"document" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "doutent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "document" for "doutent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "document" vs "doutent" - which ranks higher?
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 "document" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doutent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "document" and "doutent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doutant vs doutent". 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 #354,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.