Which to use
“dojo” and “Dose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,986
- “dojo” frequency rank
- #4,324
- “Dose” frequency rank
- 39310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dojo | Dose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit où le sensei entraîne ses étudiants. | Boîte de conserve, canette. |
Where the eye mixes dojo and Dose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dojo with Dose
A purely visual mix-up. dojo (\do.ʒo\) and Dose (\ˈdoːzə\) 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 39310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dojo is recorded at frequency rank #34,986, classified as anoun, pronounced \do.ʒo\. Dose is at rank #4,324, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdoːzə\.
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 39310, this pair ranks #248,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dojo vs Dose
Shared letters: do. Private to "dojo": j. Private to "Dose": es.
"dojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Dose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dojo" for "Dose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dojo" vs "Dose" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dojo" and "Dose" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,964 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dojo" and "Dose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dojo vs domi". 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 #248,964 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.