Which to use
“doués” and “due” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,248
- “doués” frequency rank
- #3,838
- “due” frequency rank
- 18086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doués | due |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de doué. | Féminin singulier de dû. |
Where the eye mixes doués and due
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doués with due
A purely visual mix-up. doués (\dwe\) and due (\dy\) 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 18086, 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\. due is at rank #3,838, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dy\.
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 18086, this pair ranks #380,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doués vs due
Shared letters: du. Private to "doués": osé. Private to "due": e.
"doués" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "due" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doués" and "due" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "doués" or "due"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "doués" and "due" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "due" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doués" and "due" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçues vs doués". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #380,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.