Which to use
“dojo” is a noun and “down” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,245
- “dojo” frequency rank
- #137
- “down” frequency rank
- 29382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dojo | down |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training. | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
Where the eye mixes dojo and down
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dojo and down
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dojo is /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/ while down is /daʊn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dojo is recorded at frequency rank #29,245, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdəʊdʒəʊ/. down is at rank #137, tagged as anadv, pronounced /daʊn/.
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 29382, this pair ranks #363,472 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dojo vs down
Shared letters: do. Private to "dojo": j. Private to "down": nw.
"dojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "down" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "down" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,472 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dojo" and "down" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dojo 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 #363,472 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.