Which to use
“déposer” and “doser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,070
- “déposer” frequency rank
- #28,519
- “doser” frequency rank
- 32589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposer | doser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. | Régler la quantité et la proportion des ingrédients qui entrent dans une composition médicinale. |
Where the eye mixes déposer and doser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déposer runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against doser's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déposer vs doser
A purely visual mix-up. déposer (\de.po.ze\) and doser (\dɔ.ze\) 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 32589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déposer is recorded at frequency rank #4,070, classified as averb, pronounced \de.po.ze\. doser is at rank #28,519, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ze\.
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 32589, this pair ranks #296,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déposer vs doser
Shared letters: deors. Private to "déposer": pé. Private to "doser": -.
"déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "doser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doser ← ddoser · doesr · doserr · dosre · dosser · dsoer · odser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déposer" for "doser" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déposer" or "doser"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déposer" and "doser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposer" and "doser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doser vs dour". 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 #296,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.