Which to use
“Dose” and “Dosis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,345
- “Dose” frequency rank
- #8,346
- “Dosis” frequency rank
- 16691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dose | Dosis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner Behälter mit Deckel zur Aufbewahrung von Objekten | genau abgemessene Menge eines Medikaments |
Where the eye mixes Dose and Dosis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Dose with Dosis
A purely visual mix-up. Dose ([ˈdoːzə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dose is recorded at frequency rank #8,345, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoːzə]. 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 16691, this pair ranks #1,933,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dose vs Dosis
Shared letters: dos. Private to "Dose": e. Private to "Dosis": i.
"Dose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Dosis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dose" and "Dosis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dose" or "Dosis"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dose" 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 #1,933,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dose" and "Dosis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Dosis". 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 #1,933,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.