Which to use
“dorée” and “dure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,983
- “dorée” frequency rank
- #1,912
- “dure” frequency rank
- 11895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorée | dure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saint-pierre (poisson de nom scientifique Zeus faber). | Femme pleine de dureté, insensible ou très sévère. |
Where the eye mixes dorée and dure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dorée and dure
A purely visual mix-up. dorée (\dɔ.ʁe\) and dure (\dyʁ\) 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 11895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dorée is recorded at frequency rank #9,983, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ʁe\. dure is at rank #1,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dyʁ\.
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 11895, this pair ranks #407,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dorée vs dure
Shared letters: der. Private to "dorée": oé. Private to "dure": u.
"dorée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dure ← ddure · drue · duer · durre · udre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dorée" and "dure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dorée" or "dure" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dorée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorée" and "dure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dorée vs dorure". 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 #407,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.