Which to use
“donnés” and “dotés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,288
- “donnés” frequency rank
- #13,572
- “dotés” frequency rank
- 19860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donnés | dotés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de donné. | Masculin pluriel de doté. |
Where the eye mixes donnés and dotés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses donnés with dotés
A purely visual mix-up. donnés (\dɔ.ne\) and dotés (\dɔ.te\) 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 19860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donnés is recorded at frequency rank #6,288, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.ne\. dotés is at rank #13,572, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.te\.
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 19860, this pair ranks #371,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of donnés vs dotés
Shared letters: dosé. Private to "donnés": n. Private to "dotés": t.
"donnés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dotés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "donnés" and "dotés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "donnés" or "dotés"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "donnés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donnés" and "dotés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dotés vs douées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #371,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.