Which to use
“diode” and “dose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,755
- “diode” frequency rank
- #5,124
- “dose” frequency rank
- 31879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diode | dose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. |
Where the eye mixes diode and dose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between diode and dose
A purely visual mix-up. diode (/ˈdaɪ.əʊd/) and dose (/dəʊs/) 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 31879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diode is recorded at frequency rank #26,755, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdaɪ.əʊd/. dose is at rank #5,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dəʊs/.
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 31879, this pair ranks #342,468 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diode vs dose
Shared letters: deo. Private to "diode": i. Private to "dose": s.
"diode" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "dose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diode" for "dose" ever safe?
Which is more common, "diode" or "dose"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "diode" and "dose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "diode" 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 #342,468 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diode" and "dose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diode vs Dionne". 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 #342,468 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.