Which to use
“dates” and “doses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,603
- “dates” frequency rank
- #9,152
- “doses” frequency rank
- 12755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dates | doses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de date. | Pluriel de dose. |
Where the eye mixes dates and doses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dates and doses follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dates vs doses
A purely visual mix-up. dates (\dat\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dates is recorded at frequency rank #3,603, classified as anoun, pronounced \dat\. 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 12755, this pair ranks #403,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dates vs doses
Shared letters: des. Private to "dates": at. Private to "doses": o.
"dates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "doses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dates" and "doses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dates" vs "doses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dates" 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 #403,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dates" and "doses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doses vs douées". 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 #403,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.