Which to use
“Date” and “Dose” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,717
- “Date” frequency rank
- #8,345
- “Dose” frequency rank
- 12062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Date | Dose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verabredung, meistens von zwei Verliebten | kleiner Behälter mit Deckel zur Aufbewahrung von Objekten |
Where the eye mixes Date and Dose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Date and Dose follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Date with Dose
A purely visual mix-up. Date ([dɛɪ̯t]) and Dose ([ˈdoːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Date is recorded at frequency rank #3,717, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɛɪ̯t]. Dose is at rank #8,345, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoːzə].
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 12062, this pair ranks #1,966,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Date vs Dose
Shared letters: de. Private to "Date": at. Private to "Dose": os.
"Date" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Dose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Date" and "Dose" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Date" vs "Dose" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Date" and "Dose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Date" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Date" and "Dose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dörr vs Dose". 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 #1,966,401 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.