Which to use
“donnés” and “douées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,288
- “donnés” frequency rank
- #46,709
- “douées” frequency rank
- 52997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donnés | douées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de donné. | Féminin pluriel de doué. |
Where the eye mixes donnés and douées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. donnés (CVCCVC) and douées (CVVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between donnés and douées
A purely visual mix-up. donnés (\dɔ.ne\) and douées (\dwe\) 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 52997, 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\. 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 52997, this pair ranks #143,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donnés vs douées
Shared letters: dosé. Private to "donnés": n. Private to "douées": eu.
"donnés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "douées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "donnés" for "douées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "donnés" or "douées"?
Useful next steps
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 "douées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,795 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donnés" and "douées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dombes vs douées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,795 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.