Which to use
“douai” is a verb and “douées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,113
- “douai” frequency rank
- #46,709
- “douées” frequency rank
- 62822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | douai | douées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe douer. | Féminin pluriel de doué. |
Same sound, different letters: douai vs douées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: douai vs douées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: douai and douées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dwe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
douai is recorded at frequency rank #16,113, classified as averb, pronounced \dwe\. douées is at rank #46,709, 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 62822, this pair ranks #85,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of douai vs douées
Shared letters: dou. Private to "douai": ai. Private to "douées": esé.
"douai" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "douées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- douai ← ddouai · doaui · douia · duoai · oduai
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "douai" and "douées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "douai" or "douées"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "douai" / "douées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "douai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "douai" and "douées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dombes vs douées". 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 #85,107 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.