Which to use
“dotée” is an adjective and “doutez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,986
- “dotée” frequency rank
- #22,831
- “doutez” frequency rank
- 31817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dotée | doutez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de doté. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de douter. |
Where the eye mixes dotée and doutez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dotée runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against doutez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dotée with doutez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dotée is \dɔ.te\ while doutez is \du.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dotée is recorded at frequency rank #8,986, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.te\. 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 31817, this pair ranks #301,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dotée vs doutez
Shared letters: deot. Private to "dotée": é. Private to "doutez": uz.
"dotée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "doutez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doutez ← ddoutez · dotuez · douetz · doutezz · douttez · doutze · duotez · odutez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dotée" and "doutez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dotée" vs "doutez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dotée" and "doutez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dotée" 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 #301,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dotée" and "doutez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "douées vs doutez". 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 #301,366 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.