dollvsdotaTell them apart

Quick tell: doll is a adjective, dota is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“doll” is an adjective and “dota” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,338
“doll” frequency rank
#39,294
“dota” frequency rank
52632
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature doll dota
Definition für toll Rückstand der Verbrennung eines Stoffes; Asche

Letter map: doll vs dota

Shared letters muted; letters that set doll and dota apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
doll
4 ch
dota

Grammar separator: doll vs dota

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doll is anadjective and dotaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

doll is recorded at frequency rank #13,338, classified as anadj, pronounced [dɔl]. dota is at rank #39,294, 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 52632, this pair ranks #1,089,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of doll vs dota

Shared letters: do. Private to "doll": l. Private to "dota": at.

"doll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "dota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dollddoll · dlol · dol · odll
  • dotaddota · doat · dotta · dtoa · odta

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "doll" for "dota" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "doll" is an adjective and "dota" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "doll" vs "dota" - which ranks higher?
"doll" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,338 in our German list, against #39,294 for "dota". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "doll" vs "dota" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "doll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,089,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "doll" and "dota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dota 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 #1,089,277 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