dosa

\dɔ.za\

/\dɔ.za\/ verb

The verdict

“dosa” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de doser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dosa · dosa · French

dosa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for dosa
PropertyValue
Headworddosa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dɔ.za\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dosa » en français

dosan'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dosa is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɔ.za\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de doser.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dosa, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dosa, spelled D-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de doser.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dosa"?
"dosa" is spelled D-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.za\.
What does "dosa" mean?
As a verb, "dosa" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de doser.
How do you pronounce "dosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dosa" is \dɔ.za\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dosa" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list