Which to use
“dla” is a preposition and “dos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,771
- “dla” frequency rank
- #961
- “dos” frequency rank
- 28732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dla | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pour. | Partie du corps humain située au-dessus du postérieur, depuis le cou jusqu’aux reins. |
Where the eye mixes dla and dos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dla vs dos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dla is \dla\ while dos is \do\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dla is recorded at frequency rank #27,771, classified as aprep, pronounced \dla\. dos is at rank #961, tagged as anoun, pronounced \do\.
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 28732, this pair ranks #321,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dla vs dos
Shared letters: d. Private to "dla": al. Private to "dos": os.
"dla" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dla" and "dos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dla vs dray". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #321,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.