Which to use
“dou” and “doxa” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,238
- “dou” frequency rank
- #47,842
- “doxa” frequency rank
- 70080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dou | doxa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de tou par adoucissement (t → d). | Ensemble, plus ou moins homogène, de préjugés populaires, de présuppositions généralement admises et évaluées positivement ou négativement, sur lesquelles se fonde toute forme de communication. |
Where the eye mixes dou and doxa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dou runs 3 letters (CVV) against doxa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dou vs doxa
A purely visual mix-up. dou (\ˈdu:\) and doxa (\dɔk.sa\) 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 70080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dou is recorded at frequency rank #22,238, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdu:\. doxa is at rank #47,842, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔk.sa\.
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 70080, this pair ranks #52,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dou vs doxa
Shared letters: do. Private to "dou": u. Private to "doxa": ax.
"dou" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "doxa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doxa ← ddoxa · doax · doxxa · dxoa · odxa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dou" for "doxa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dou" vs "doxa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doxa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dou" and "doxa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs doxa". 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 #52,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.