Which to use
“de” and “dox” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #582
- “de” frequency rank
- #49,882
- “dox” frequency rank
- 50464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | de | dox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д. | plural of doc |
Letter map: de vs dox
Shared letters muted; letters that set de and dox apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
de and dox are indexed as a confusable English 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 50464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
de is recorded at frequency rank #582, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɛ/. dox is at rank #49,882, tagged as anoun.
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 50464, this pair ranks #174,035 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of de vs dox
Shared letters: d. Private to "de": e. Private to "dox": ox.
"de" · 2 letters · shape CV · "dox" · 3 letters · shape CVC