Which to use
“donnée” and “dorée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,514
- “donnée” frequency rank
- #9,983
- “dorée” frequency rank
- 12497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donnée | dorée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Information sur un sujet particulier, qui, avec d’autres données, sert de base à la réflexion ou l'étude de ce sujet. | Saint-pierre (poisson de nom scientifique Zeus faber). |
Where the eye mixes donnée and dorée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: donnée vs dorée
A purely visual mix-up. donnée (\dɔ.ne\) and dorée (\dɔ.ʁe\) 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 12497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donnée is recorded at frequency rank #2,514, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ne\. dorée is at rank #9,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ʁe\.
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 12497, this pair ranks #405,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of donnée vs dorée
Shared letters: deoé. Private to "donnée": n. Private to "dorée": r.
"donnée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "dorée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "donnée" and "dorée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "donnée" vs "dorée" - which ranks higher?
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 "donnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dorée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donnée" and "dorée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dorée vs dorure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #405,027 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.