Which to use
“doi” and “doing” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,427
- “doi” frequency rank
- #31,509
- “doing” frequency rank
- 73936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doi | doing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs doić | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs do |
Where the eye mixes doi and doing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doi vs doing
A purely visual mix-up. doi ([ˈdɔji]) and doing ([ˈduːɪŋ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “doi” sits inside “doing”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doi is recorded at frequency rank #42,427, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɔji]. doing is at rank #31,509, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈduːɪŋ].
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 73936, this pair ranks #346,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doi vs doing
Shared letters: dio. Private to "doi": -. Private to "doing": gn.
"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "doing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doing ← ddoing · diong · doign · doingg · doinng · donig · oding
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doi" for "doing" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doi" or "doing"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "doi" and "doing" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doi" and "doing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doi vs dörr". 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 #346,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.