demi-dose
\də.mi.doz\
The verdict
“demi-dose” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dose correspondant à la moitié d’une dose normale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-dose · demi-dose · French
demi-dose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-dose |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.doz\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demi-dose is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.doz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dose correspondant à la moitié d’une dose normale.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for demi-dose, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is demi-dose, spelled D-E-M-I---D-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Dose correspondant à la moitié d’une dose normale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demi-dose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorenzo avait pris la décision d’endormir la panthère, mais vu son état de faiblesse il n’avait utilisé qu’une demi-dose d’anesthésiant.
Une pleine dose est efficace avec une cicatrisation de 85 % à 95 % des cas à 8 semaines, mais une demi-dose est efficace en cas d’œsophagite non sévère (lésions non circulaires).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.