# doux vs dum

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### doux
*adjective · IPA \du\ · frequency rank #2,316*
Agréable au toucher.

### dum
*preposition · IPA \dum\ · frequency rank #37,286*
Pendant, durant, pendant que, tandis que.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/doux-vs-dum