Which to use
“done” is a noun and “doux” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #2,316
- “doux” frequency rank
- 23302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | doux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Agréable au toucher. |
Letter map: done vs doux
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and doux apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for done / doux
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: done is anoun and douxanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. doux is at rank #2,316, tagged as anadj, pronounced \du\.
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 23302, this pair ranks #353,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of done vs doux
Shared letters: do. Private to "done": en. Private to "doux": ux.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "done" and "doux" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "done" vs "doux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "done" vs "doux" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,271 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "doux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs done". 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 #353,271 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.