Which to use
“douanes” and “douzaines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,859
- “douanes” frequency rank
- #24,940
- “douzaines” frequency rank
- 35799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | douanes | douzaines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de douane. | Pluriel de douzaine. |
Where the eye mixes douanes and douzaines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses douanes with douzaines
A purely visual mix-up. douanes (\dwan\) and douzaines (\du.zɛn\) 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 35799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
douanes is recorded at frequency rank #10,859, classified as anoun, pronounced \dwan\. douzaines is at rank #24,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced \du.zɛn\.
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 35799, this pair ranks #274,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of douanes vs douzaines
Shared letters: adenosu. Private to "douanes": -. Private to "douzaines": iz.
"douanes" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC · "douzaines" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "douanes" and "douzaines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "douanes" vs "douzaines" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "douanes" and "douzaines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "douanes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douzaines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "douanes" and "douzaines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diurnes vs douanes". 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 #274,154 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.