Which to use
“dont” is a contraction and “doo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,856
- “dont” frequency rank
- #12,582
- “doo” frequency rank
- 14438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dont | doo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misspelling of don't. | feces, particularly that of a dog. |
Letter map: dont vs doo
Shared letters muted; letters that set dont and doo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dont is acontraction and dooanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dont is recorded at frequency rank #1,856, classified as acontraction. doo is at rank #12,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced /duː/.
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 14438, this pair ranks #470,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dont vs doo
Shared letters: do. Private to "dont": nt. Private to "doo": -.
"dont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "doo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dont ← ddont · dnot · donnt · dontt · dotn · odnt