Which to use
“dépose” and “Dose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,431
- “dépose” frequency rank
- #4,324
- “Dose” frequency rank
- 11755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépose | Dose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’enlever ce qui était posé. | Boîte de conserve, canette. |
Where the eye mixes dépose and Dose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dépose runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Dose's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dépose and Dose
A purely visual mix-up. dépose (\de.poz\) and Dose (\ˈdoːzə\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépose is recorded at frequency rank #7,431, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.poz\. Dose is at rank #4,324, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdoːzə\.
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 11755, this pair ranks #407,930 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dépose vs Dose
Shared letters: deos. Private to "dépose": pé. Private to "Dose": -.
"dépose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Dose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dose ← ddose · dosse · dsoe · odse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépose" and "Dose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dépose" or "Dose"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,930 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépose" and "Dose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dose vs dust". 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 #407,930 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.