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“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.

5 ch
dises
5 ch
doser

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

  • disesddises · diess · disess · disses · dsies · idses
  • doserddoser · doesr · doserr · dosre · dosser · dsoer · odser

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dises" and "doser" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\diz\ versus \dɔ.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "dises" or "doser" show up more?
"dises" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,115 in our French list, against #28,519 for "doser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list