dosen

\duˈzen\

/\duˈzen\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dosen · dosen · French

dosen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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 dosen
PropertyValue
Headworddosen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\duˈzen\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dosen » en français

dosenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dosen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \duˈzen\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième.".

dosen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dosen, spelled D-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es lo jorn dosen del mes.
  2. Lo mes dosen de l’annada es lo mes de febrièr.

Synonyms

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 "dosen"?
"dosen" is spelled D-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \duˈzen\.
What does "dosen" mean?
As an adjective, "dosen" means: Deuxième.
How do you pronounce "dosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dosen" is \duˈzen\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dosen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list