Which to use
“dole” and “doze” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,808
- “dole” frequency rank
- #44,749
- “doze” frequency rank
- 63557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dole | doze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. | To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze. |
Where the eye mixes dole and doze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. dole (/dəʊl/) and doze (/doʊz/) 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 a single letter - l in “dole” becomes z in “doze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dole is recorded at frequency rank #18,808, classified as averb, pronounced /dəʊl/. doze is at rank #44,749, tagged as averb, pronounced /doʊz/.
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 63557, this pair ranks #82,316 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dole vs doze
Shared letters: deo. Private to "dole": l. Private to "doze": z.
"dole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV