dosage

/ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"dosage" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dosage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,516
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dosage · dosage · English

dosage · rank #14,516 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,516
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dishonest

Nearest frequency peer: dishonest (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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 “dosage”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dosage” 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).

dosage vs dose
67% similar
dosage vs dowager
71% similar
dosage vs doge
67% similar

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

Key facts for dosage
PropertyValue
Headworddosage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,516
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dosage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).dosagelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “dishonest” (#14,515), “doubtful” (#14,517), “disconnected” (#14,514). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dosage” is #14,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dosage (IPA /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,516 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dosage, with forms such as "ddosage", "doasge", and "dosaeg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "dose", "dowager", "doge", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French dosage. The correct English form is dosage, spelled D-O-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
  2. 2
    The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
  3. 3
    The measured amount so administered or added (the dose), combined with the frequency of administration and the time period for which it is taken.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Why did he give you only a single 500 mg dose? The correct dosage of this antibiotic is one 500 mg tablet twice a day for 10 days.

Etymology

From French dosage.

This word in other languages

posología(Español)dosage(Français)Dosierung(Deutsch)dosagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddosage
  • doasge
  • dosaeg
  • dosagge
  • dosgae
  • dossage
  • dsoage
  • odsage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dosage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddosage1doasge2dosaeg2dosagge1dosgae2dossage1dsoage2odsage2
Edit distance from "dosage"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dosage"?
"dosage" is spelled D-O-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "dosage" mean?
As a noun, "dosage" means: The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
What words are commonly confused with "dosage"?
"dosage" is commonly confused with "dose", "dowager", "doge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dosage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dosage" is /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dosage"?
From French dosage. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list