Which to use
“dogme” and “donne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,658
- “dogme” frequency rank
- #326
- “donne” frequency rank
- 14984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogme | donne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vérité indiscutable définie par l’autorité compétente ; objet de foi. | Action de donner, de distribuer les cartes, dans un jeu de cartes. |
Where the eye mixes dogme and donne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dogme and donne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dogme vs donne
A purely visual mix-up. dogme (\dɔɡm\) and donne (\dɔn\) 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 14984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogme is recorded at frequency rank #14,658, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔɡm\. donne is at rank #326, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔn\.
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 14984, this pair ranks #394,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dogme vs donne
Shared letters: deo. Private to "dogme": gm. Private to "donne": n.
"dogme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "donne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dogme" and "donne" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dogme" or "donne" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dogme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogme" and "donne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dogme 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 #394,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.