Which to use
“doi” is a verb and “drei” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,427
- “doi” frequency rank
- #175
- “drei” frequency rank
- 42602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doi | drei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs doić | die Kardinalzahl zwischen zwei und vier |
Where the eye mixes doi and drei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. doi runs 3 letters (CVV) against drei's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: doi vs drei
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doi is [ˈdɔji] while drei is [dʁaɪ̯]. 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 (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42602, 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]. drei is at rank #175, tagged as anum, pronounced [dʁaɪ̯].
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 42602, this pair ranks #1,444,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doi vs drei
Shared letters: di. Private to "doi": o. Private to "drei": er.
"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "drei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- drei ← ddrei · deri · drie · drrei · rdei
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doi" and "drei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "doi" vs "drei" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,444,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doi" and "drei" 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 #1,444,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.