Which to use
“dogmes” and “drogues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,236
- “dogmes” frequency rank
- #6,187
- “drogues” frequency rank
- 28423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogmes | drogues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dogme. | Pluriel de drogue. |
Where the eye mixes dogmes and drogues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dogmes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against drogues's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dogmes with drogues
A purely visual mix-up. dogmes (\dɔɡm\) and drogues (\dʁɔɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogmes is recorded at frequency rank #22,236, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔɡm\. drogues is at rank #6,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁɔɡ\.
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 28423, this pair ranks #322,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dogmes vs drogues
Shared letters: degos. Private to "dogmes": m. Private to "drogues": ru.
"dogmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "drogues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dogmes" for "drogues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dogmes" vs "drogues" - which ranks higher?
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 "dogmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drogues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogmes" and "drogues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dogmes vs douées". 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 #322,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.