# DOI vs dot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### DOI
*noun · IPA /diː əʊ aɪ/ · frequency rank #20,341*
Initialism of date of incident.

### dot
*noun · IPA /dɒt/ · frequency rank #6,564*
A small, round spot.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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