Which to use
“donnée” and “dundee” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,514
- “donnée” frequency rank
- #49,606
- “dundee” frequency rank
- 52120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donnée | dundee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Information sur un sujet particulier, qui, avec d’autres données, sert de base à la réflexion ou l'étude de ce sujet. | Deux-mâts possédant une queue de malet, utilisé pour la pêche au thon. |
Where the eye mixes donnée and dundee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: donnée vs dundee
A purely visual mix-up. donnée (\dɔ.ne\) and dundee (\dɛ̃.de\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52120, 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\. dundee is at rank #49,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɛ̃.de\.
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 52120, this pair ranks #150,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donnée vs dundee
Shared letters: den. Private to "donnée": oé. Private to "dundee": u.
"donnée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "dundee" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dundee ← ddundee · dnudee · dudnee · dunddee · dunde · dunede · dunndee · udndee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "donnée" and "dundee" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "donnée" or "dundee" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "donnée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dundee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donnée" and "dundee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dindes vs dundee". 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 #150,028 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.