Which to use
“doigt” is a noun and “dont” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,470
- “doigt” frequency rank
- #119
- “dont” frequency rank
- 2589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doigt | dont |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Extrémité articulée des mains de l’être humain. | De qui ; de quoi ; duquel ; de laquelle ; desquels , desquelles. |
Where the eye mixes doigt and dont
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doigt and dont
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doigt is \dwa\ while dont is \dɔ̃\. 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 pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doigt is recorded at frequency rank #2,470, classified as anoun, pronounced \dwa\. dont is at rank #119, tagged as apron, pronounced \dɔ̃\.
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 2589, this pair ranks #435,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doigt vs dont
Shared letters: dot. Private to "doigt": gi. Private to "dont": n.
"doigt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "dont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doigt" for "dont" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doigt" or "dont"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dont" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doigt" and "dont" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dont vs dotant". 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 #435,851 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.