données vs douées, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“données” is a noun and “douées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#684
“données” frequency rank: #46,709
“douées” frequency rank: 47393
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	données	douées
Definition	Pluriel de donnée.	Féminin pluriel de doué.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set données and douées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

données

6 ch

douées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: données is \dɔ.ne\ while douées is \dwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47393, 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\. douées is at rank #46,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dwe\.

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 47393, this pair ranks #187,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of données vs douées

Shared letters: deosé. Private to "données": n. Private to "douées": u.

"données" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "douées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC

Frequency comparison

données#684

douées#46,709

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "données" and "douées" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "données" is a noun and "douées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "données" or "douées"?

"données" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #684 in our French list, against #46,709 for "douées". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering données vs douées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “données”; for an adjective, it's “douées”.
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