Which to use
“dorée” and “durée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,983
- “dorée” frequency rank
- #1,025
- “durée” frequency rank
- 11008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorée | durée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saint-pierre (poisson de nom scientifique Zeus faber). | Espace de temps pendant lequel une chose dure. |
Where the eye mixes dorée and durée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dorée and durée
A purely visual mix-up. dorée (\dɔ.ʁe\) and durée (\dy.ʁe\) 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 a single letter - o in “dorée” becomes u in “durée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11008, 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\. durée is at rank #1,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁe\.
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 11008, this pair ranks #410,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dorée vs durée
Shared letters: deré. Private to "dorée": o. Private to "durée": u.
"dorée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "durée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dorée" for "durée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dorée" or "durée" show up more?
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 "dorée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorée" and "durée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dorée vs dorure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #410,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.