dogmesvsdosesWhich spelling fits?

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.

6 ch
dogmes
5 ch
doses

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

  • dogmesddogmes · dgomes · dogems · doggmes · dogmess · dogmmes · dogmse · domges
  • dosesddoses · doess · dosess · dosses · dsoes · odses

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dogmes" for "doses" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\dɔɡm\ versus \dɔz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dogmes" vs "doses" - which ranks higher?
"doses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,152 in our French list, against #22,236 for "dogmes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list