Which to use
“doutais” is a verb and “doutes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,463
- “doutais” frequency rank
- #4,748
- “doutes” frequency rank
- 23211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doutais | doutes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de douter. | Pluriel de doute. |
Where the eye mixes doutais and doutes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. doutais runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against doutes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: doutais vs doutes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doutais is \du.tɛ\ while doutes is \dut\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doutais is recorded at frequency rank #18,463, classified as averb, pronounced \du.tɛ\. doutes is at rank #4,748, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dut\.
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 23211, this pair ranks #353,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doutais vs doutes
Shared letters: dostu. Private to "doutais": ai. Private to "doutes": e.
"doutais" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "doutes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doutais" for "doutes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doutais" or "doutes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doutais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doutais" and "doutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doutais vs doutant". 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 #353,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.