Which to use
“doll” and “dons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,229
- “doll” frequency rank
- #4,067
- “dons” frequency rank
- 45296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doll | dons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meuf trans fem. | Pluriel de don. |
Where the eye mixes doll and dons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doll vs dons
A purely visual mix-up. doll (\dɔl\) and dons (\dɔ̃\) 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 45296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doll is recorded at frequency rank #41,229, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔl\. dons is at rank #4,067, tagged as anoun, 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 45296, this pair ranks #203,853 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doll vs dons
Shared letters: do. Private to "doll": l. Private to "dons": ns.
"doll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doll" and "dons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doll" vs "dons" - 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 "doll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,853 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doll" and "dons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doll 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 #203,853 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.