Which to use
“doll” and “dou” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,229
- “doll” frequency rank
- #22,238
- “dou” frequency rank
- 63467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doll | dou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meuf trans fem. | Forme mutée de tou par adoucissement (t → d). |
Where the eye mixes doll and dou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doll vs dou
A purely visual mix-up. doll (\dɔl\) and dou (\ˈdu:\) 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 63467, 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\. dou is at rank #22,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdu:\.
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 63467, this pair ranks #81,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doll vs dou
Shared letters: do. Private to "doll": l. Private to "dou": u.
"doll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doll ← ddoll · dlol · odll
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doll" and "dou" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "doll" vs "dou" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doll" and "dou" 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 #81,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.