Which to use
“doigté” is a noun and “doive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,717
- “doigté” frequency rank
- #14,452
- “doive” frequency rank
- 55169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doigté | doive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de positionner ses doigts sur un instrument pour jouer une note donnée. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de devoir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set doigté and doive apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doigté is \dwa.te\ while doive is \dwav\. 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 55169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doigté is recorded at frequency rank #40,717, classified as anoun, pronounced \dwa.te\. doive is at rank #14,452, tagged as averb, pronounced \dwav\.
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 55169, this pair ranks #129,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doigté vs doive
Shared letters: dio. Private to "doigté": gté. Private to "doive": ev.
"doigté" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "doive" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doive ← ddoive · diove · doiev · doivve · dovie · odive
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doigté" and "doive" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "doigté" or "doive"?
Remembering doigté vs doive
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “doigté”; for a verb, it's “doive”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “doigté” entry
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