Which to use
“danses” and “doses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,466
- “danses” frequency rank
- #9,152
- “doses” frequency rank
- 18618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danses | doses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de danse. | Pluriel de dose. |
Where the eye mixes danses and doses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between danses and doses
A purely visual mix-up. danses (\dɑ̃s\) and doses (\dɔz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danses is recorded at frequency rank #9,466, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃s\. doses is at rank #9,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔz\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18618, this pair ranks #377,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danses vs doses
Shared letters: des. Private to "danses": an. Private to "doses": o.
"danses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "doses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "danses" and "doses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "danses" or "doses"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "danses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danses" and "doses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danoises vs danses". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #377,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.