Which to use
“doll” and “dos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,229
- “doll” frequency rank
- #961
- “dos” frequency rank
- 42190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doll | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meuf trans fem. | Partie du corps humain située au-dessus du postérieur, depuis le cou jusqu’aux reins. |
Where the eye mixes doll and dos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doll and dos
A purely visual mix-up. doll (\dɔl\) and dos (\do\) 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 42190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doll is recorded at frequency rank #41,229, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔl\. dos is at rank #961, tagged as anoun, pronounced \do\.
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 42190, this pair ranks #227,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doll vs dos
Shared letters: do. Private to "doll": l. Private to "dos": s.
"doll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doll ← ddoll · dlol · odll
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doll" and "dos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "doll" vs "dos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "doll" and "dos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doll" and "dos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doll 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 #227,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.