Which to use
“do's” and “dog's” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,780
- “do's” frequency rank
- #12,759
- “dog's” frequency rank
- 52539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | do's | dog's |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of dos (plural of do) | shortened form of dog's bollocks. |
Letter map: do's vs dog's
Shared letters muted; letters that set do's and dog's apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
do's and dog's 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 52539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
do's is recorded at frequency rank #39,780, classified as anoun. dog's is at rank #12,759, 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 52539, this pair ranks #156,189 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of do's vs dog's
Shared letters: dos. Private to "do's": -. Private to "dog's": g.
"do's" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dog's" · 4 letters · shape CVCC