Which to use
“dires” and “doses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,949
- “dires” frequency rank
- #9,152
- “doses” frequency rank
- 21101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dires | doses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dire. | Pluriel de dose. |
Where the eye mixes dires and doses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dires vs doses
A purely visual mix-up. dires (\diʁ\) 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 21101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dires is recorded at frequency rank #11,949, classified as anoun, pronounced \diʁ\. 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 21101, this pair ranks #364,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dires vs doses
Shared letters: des. Private to "dires": ir. Private to "doses": o.
"dires" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "doses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dires" and "doses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dires" or "doses" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dires" 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 #364,850 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dires" and "doses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dires". 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 #364,850 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.