Dosis

[ˈdoːzɪs]

/[ˈdoːzɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dosis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,346
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - genau abgemessene Menge eines Medikaments

Corpus desk

Index DE-dosis · Dosis · German

Dosis · rank #8,346 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,346
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dose

Nearest frequency peer: Dose (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Dosis”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Dosis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dosis vs dos
40% similar
Dosis vs doi
40% similar
Dosis vs dass
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dosis
PropertyValue
HeadwordDosis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdoːzɪs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,346
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Dosis” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dosisliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Dose“ (#8,345), „Eduard“ (#8,347), „Diät“ (#8,344). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Dosis (IPA [ˈdoːzɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,346 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dosis, with forms such as "ddosis", "doiss", and "dosiss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "dos", "doi", "dass", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Dosis, spelled D-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    genau abgemessene Menge eines Medikaments
  2. 2
    gewisse Menge an Strahlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dosis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Abstandsquadratgesetz besagt, dass sich aufgrund der Divergenz ionisierender Strahlung, die Dosis pro Fläche mit zunehmendem Abstand vom Fokus verringert.
  2. „Sie irrt sich in der Dosis, gibt ihm zu viel davon, daran stirbt er abends gegen 8 Uhr.“

Synonyms

BestrahlungsdosisStrahlendosis

This word in other languages

dose(English)dosis(Español)dose(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddosis
  • doiss
  • dosiss
  • dossi
  • dossis
  • dsois
  • odsis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dosis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddosis1doiss2dosiss1dossi2dossis1dsois2odsis2
Edit distance from "Dosis"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dosis"?
"Dosis" is spelled D-O-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdoːzɪs].
What does "Dosis" mean?
As a noun, "Dosis" means: genau abgemessene Menge eines Medikaments
What words are commonly confused with "Dosis"?
"Dosis" is commonly confused with "dos", "doi", "dass". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dosis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dosis" is [ˈdoːzɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dosis" come from?
"Dosis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dosis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Derby#8,343Bruce#8,339Boote#8,336Feder#8,362

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Forst7 variantsAlben7 variantsahnen7 variantsAfter7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list