dokuvsdotWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“doku” and “dot” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,031
“doku” frequency rank
#21,573
“dot” frequency rank
28604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature doku dot
Definition Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs doks Mitgift

Letter map: doku vs dot

Shared letters muted; letters that set doku and dot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
doku
3 ch
dot

Pair insight - doku / dot

doku and dot are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

doku is recorded at frequency rank #7,031, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoku]. dot is at rank #21,573, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 28604, this pair ranks #1,781,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of doku vs dot

Shared letters: do. Private to "doku": ku. Private to "dot": t.

"doku" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dot" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dokuddoku · dkou · dokku · douk · odku

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "doku" for "dot" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "doku" vs "dot" - which ranks higher?
"doku" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,031 in our German list, against #21,573 for "dot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "doku" vs "dot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "doku" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,781,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "doku" and "dot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dot vs puzzles". 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 #1,781,812 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list