Which to use
“dorées” and “doués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,543
- “dorées” frequency rank
- #14,248
- “doués” frequency rank
- 36791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorées | doués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de doré. | Masculin pluriel de doué. |
Where the eye mixes dorées and doués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dorées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against doués's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dorées and doués
A purely visual mix-up. dorées (\dɔ.ʁe\) and doués (\dwe\) 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 36791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dorées is recorded at frequency rank #22,543, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.ʁe\. doués is at rank #14,248, 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 36791, this pair ranks #267,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dorées vs doués
Shared letters: dosé. Private to "dorées": er. Private to "doués": u.
"dorées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "doués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dorées" and "doués" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dorées" vs "doués" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dorées" and "doués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dorées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorées" and "doués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dorées vs douées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #267,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.