Which to use
“dote” and “doutez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,237
- “dote” frequency rank
- #22,831
- “doutez” frequency rank
- 45068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dote | doutez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de doter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de douter. |
Where the eye mixes dote and doutez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dote and doutez
A purely visual mix-up. dote (\dɔt\) and doutez (\du.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dote is recorded at frequency rank #22,237, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔt\. doutez is at rank #22,831, tagged as averb, pronounced \du.te\.
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 45068, this pair ranks #205,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dote vs doutez
Shared letters: deot. Private to "dote": -. Private to "doutez": uz.
"dote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doutez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dote" and "doutez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dote" vs "doutez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doutez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dote" and "doutez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dote". 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 #205,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.