Which to use
“Dose” and “duke” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,324
- “Dose” frequency rank
- #15,358
- “duke” frequency rank
- 19682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dose | duke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Boîte de conserve, canette. | Duc. |
Where the eye mixes Dose and duke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Dose with duke
A purely visual mix-up. Dose (\ˈdoːzə\) and duke (\djuːk\) 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 19682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dose is recorded at frequency rank #4,324, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdoːzə\. duke is at rank #15,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced \djuːk\.
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 19682, this pair ranks #372,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dose vs duke
Shared letters: de. Private to "Dose": os. Private to "duke": ku.
"Dose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Dose" and "duke" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Dose" or "duke"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dose" and "duke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duke vs dust". 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 #372,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.