DokusvsDosisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Dokus” and “Dosis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,481
“Dokus” frequency rank
#8,346
“Dosis” frequency rank
40827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dokus Dosis
Definition der Körperteil, auf dem man sitzt; Gesäß genau abgemessene Menge eines Medikaments

Where the eye mixes Dokus and Dosis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Dokus
5 ch
Dosis

Visual trap between Dokus and Dosis

A purely visual mix-up. Dokus ([ˈdoːkʊs]) and Dosis ([ˈdoːzɪs]) 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 40827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dokus is recorded at frequency rank #32,481, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoːkʊs]. Dosis is at rank #8,346, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoːzɪs].

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 40827, this pair ranks #1,497,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Dokus vs Dosis

Shared letters: dos. Private to "Dokus": ku. Private to "Dosis": i.

"Dokus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Dosis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Dokusddokus · dkous · dokkus · doksu · dokuss · douks · odkus
  • Dosisddosis · doiss · dosiss · dossi · dossis · dsois · odsis

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Dokus" for "Dosis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdoːkʊs] versus [ˈdoːzɪs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Dokus" or "Dosis"?
"Dosis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,346 in our German list, against #32,481 for "Dokus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Dokus" and "Dosis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Dokus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Dosis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,497,149 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Dokus" and "Dosis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Dokus". 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 #1,497,149 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list