Which to use
“dock” and “docker” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,449
- “dock” frequency rank
- #41,741
- “docker” frequency rank
- 73190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dock | docker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vaste bassin entouré de quais, dans lequel entrent les vaisseaux pour déposer leurs cargaisons ou opérer leur chargement. | Ouvrier qui, dans un dock, travaille au chargement et au déchargement des navires. |
Where the eye mixes dock and docker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dock and docker
A purely visual mix-up. dock (\dɔk\) and docker (\dɔ.kɛʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “dock” sits inside “docker”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dock is recorded at frequency rank #31,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\. docker is at rank #41,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.kɛʁ\.
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 73190, this pair ranks #41,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dock vs docker
Shared letters: cdko. Private to "dock": -. Private to "docker": er.
"dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "docker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dock" and "docker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dock" vs "docker" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dock" and "docker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "docker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dock" and "docker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "docker vs donkey". 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 #41,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.