Which to use
“double” and “douze” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #844
- “double” frequency rank
- #2,472
- “douze” frequency rank
- 3316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | double | douze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vaut, qui pèse ou qui contient deux fois autant. | Onze plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 12. |
Where the eye mixes double and douze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses double with douze
A purely visual mix-up. double (\dubl\) and douze (\duz\) 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 3316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
double is recorded at frequency rank #844, classified as anadj, pronounced \dubl\. douze is at rank #2,472, tagged as anadj, pronounced \duz\.
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 3316, this pair ranks #434,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of double vs douze
Shared letters: deou. Private to "double": bl. Private to "douze": z.
"double" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "douze" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "double" and "douze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "double" vs "douze" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "double" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "double" and "douze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dorure vs douze". 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 #434,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.