Which to use
“doge” is a noun and “douze” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,985
- “doge” frequency rank
- #2,472
- “douze” frequency rank
- 37457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doge | douze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de la dignité du chef des anciennes républiques de Venise et de Gênes, élu parmi les familles aristocratiques de la ville. | Onze plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 12. |
Where the eye mixes doge and douze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doge and douze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doge is \dɔʒ\ while douze is \duz\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doge is recorded at frequency rank #34,985, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔʒ\. douze is at rank #2,472, tagged as anadj, pronounced \duz\.
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 37457, this pair ranks #262,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doge vs douze
Shared letters: deo. Private to "doge": g. Private to "douze": uz.
"doge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "douze" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doge" and "douze" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "doge" or "douze" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doge" and "douze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doge vs domi". 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 #262,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.