# dosage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #14,516

## Definitions
1. The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
2. The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
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.

## Etymology
From French dosage.

## Easily confused with
- **dose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dosage-vs-dose)
- **dowager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dosage-vs-dowager)
- **doge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doge-vs-dosage)
- **dodge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dodge-vs-dosage)
- **damage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damage-vs-dosage)
- **donate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donate-vs-dosage)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddosage`, `doasge`, `dosaeg`, `dosagge`, `dosgae`, `dossage`, `dsoage`, `odsage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dosage