Which to use
“douées” is an adjective and “durées” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,709
- “douées” frequency rank
- #20,424
- “durées” frequency rank
- 67133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | douées | durées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de doué. | Pluriel de durée. |
Where the eye mixes douées and durées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. douées (CVVVVC) and durées (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: douées vs durées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: douées is \dwe\ while durées is \dy.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
douées is recorded at frequency rank #46,709, classified as anadj, pronounced \dwe\. durées is at rank #20,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁe\.
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 67133, this pair ranks #64,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of douées vs durées
Shared letters: desué. Private to "douées": o. Private to "durées": r.
"douées" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "durées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "douées" and "durées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "douées" or "durées"?
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 "douées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "douées" and "durées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dombes vs douées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.