Which to use
“dises” and “doser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,115
- “dises” frequency rank
- #28,519
- “doser” frequency rank
- 48634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dises | doser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dire. | Régler la quantité et la proportion des ingrédients qui entrent dans une composition médicinale. |
Where the eye mixes dises and doser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dises vs doser
A purely visual mix-up. dises (\diz\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dises is recorded at frequency rank #20,115, classified as averb, pronounced \diz\. 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 48634, this pair ranks #177,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dises vs doser
Shared letters: des. Private to "dises": i. Private to "doser": or.
"dises" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "doser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dises" and "doser" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dises" or "doser" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dises" and "doser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dises" 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 #177,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dises" 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 #177,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.