donnéesvsdonneursTell them apart

Which to use

“données” and “donneurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#684
“données” frequency rank
#17,117
“donneurs” frequency rank
17801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature données donneurs
Definition Pluriel de donnée. Pluriel de donneur.

Where the eye mixes données and donneurs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. données runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against donneurs's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
données
8 ch
donneurs

Visual trap between données and donneurs

A purely visual mix-up. données (\dɔ.ne\) and donneurs (\dɔ.nœʁ\) 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 17801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

données is recorded at frequency rank #684, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ne\. donneurs is at rank #17,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.nœʁ\.

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 17801, this pair ranks #381,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of données vs donneurs

Shared letters: denos. Private to "données": é. Private to "donneurs": ru.

"données" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "donneurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donneursddonneurs · dnoneurs · donenurs · doneurs · donnerus · donneurrs · donneurss · donneusr

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "données" for "donneurs" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\dɔ.ne\ versus \dɔ.nœʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "données" or "donneurs"?
"données" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #684 in our French list, against #17,117 for "donneurs". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "données" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "donneurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #381,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "données" and "donneurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donneras vs donneurs". 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 #381,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list