Which to use
“dorée” is a noun and “dures” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,983
- “dorée” frequency rank
- #10,690
- “dures” frequency rank
- 20673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorée | dures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saint-pierre (poisson de nom scientifique Zeus faber). | Féminin pluriel de dur. |
Where the eye mixes dorée and dures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dorée and dures
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dorée is \dɔ.ʁe\ while dures is \dyʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20673, 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\. dures is at rank #10,690, tagged as anadj, 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 20673, this pair ranks #367,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dorée vs dures
Shared letters: der. Private to "dorée": oé. Private to "dures": su.
"dorée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dures" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dures ← ddures · drues · duers · duress · durres · durse · udres
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dorée" and "dures" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dorée" or "dures" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dorée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorée" and "dures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diurnes vs dures". 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 #367,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.