Which to use
“doués” and “doux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,248
- “doués” frequency rank
- #2,316
- “doux” frequency rank
- 16564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doués | doux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de doué. | Agréable au toucher. |
Where the eye mixes doués and doux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doués with doux
A purely visual mix-up. doués (\dwe\) and doux (\du\) 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 16564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doués is recorded at frequency rank #14,248, classified as anadj, pronounced \dwe\. doux is at rank #2,316, tagged as anadj, pronounced \du\.
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 16564, this pair ranks #387,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doués vs doux
Shared letters: dou. Private to "doués": sé. Private to "doux": x.
"doués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "doux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doux ← ddoux · douxx · doxu · duox · odux
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doués" and "doux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "doués" vs "doux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,255 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doués" and "doux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçues vs doués". 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 #387,255 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.