Which to use
“dogmes” and “doses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,236
- “dogmes” frequency rank
- #9,152
- “doses” frequency rank
- 31388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogmes | doses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dogme. | Pluriel de dose. |
Where the eye mixes dogmes and doses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dogmes with doses
A purely visual mix-up. dogmes (\dɔɡm\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogmes is recorded at frequency rank #22,236, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔɡm\. 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 31388, this pair ranks #304,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dogmes vs doses
Shared letters: deos. Private to "dogmes": gm. Private to "doses": -.
"dogmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "doses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dogmes" for "doses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dogmes" vs "doses" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dogmes" and "doses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dogmes" 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 #304,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogmes" and "doses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dogmes vs douées". 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 #304,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.