Which to use
“do's” is a noun and “doth” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,780
- “do's” frequency rank
- #24,145
- “doth” frequency rank
- 63925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | do's | doth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of dos (plural of do) | third-person singular simple present indicative of do |
Letter map: do's vs doth
Shared letters muted; letters that set do's and doth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - do's and doth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: do's is anoun and dothaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
do's is recorded at frequency rank #39,780, classified as anoun. doth is at rank #24,145, tagged as averb, pronounced /dʌθ/.
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 63925, this pair ranks #80,370 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of do's vs doth
Shared letters: do. Private to "do's": s. Private to "doth": ht.
"do's" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "doth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doth ← ddoth · doht · dothh · dotth · dtoh · odth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "do's" for "doth" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "do's" or "doth" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "do's" and "doth".
- Full dictionary entry for "do's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,370 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "do's" and "doth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "do's vs dox". 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 #80,370 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.