Which to use
“Dole” is a name and “doser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,644
- “Dole” frequency rank
- #28,519
- “doser” frequency rank
- 62163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dole | doser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Commune située dans le département du Jura, en France. | Régler la quantité et la proportion des ingrédients qui entrent dans une composition médicinale. |
Where the eye mixes Dole and doser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dole runs 4 letters (CVCV) against doser's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Dole vs doser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Dole is \dɔl\ while doser is \dɔ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dole is recorded at frequency rank #33,644, classified as aname, pronounced \dɔl\. doser is at rank #28,519, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ze\.
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 62163, this pair ranks #88,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dole vs doser
Shared letters: deo. Private to "Dole": l. Private to "doser": rs.
"Dole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doser" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dole" for "doser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Dole" vs "doser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dole" and "doser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dole 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 #88,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.