Which to use
“dont” is a contraction and “dox” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,856
- “dont” frequency rank
- #49,882
- “dox” frequency rank
- 51738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dont | dox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misspelling of don't. | plural of doc |
Letter map: dont vs dox
Shared letters muted; letters that set dont and dox 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 doxanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dont is recorded at frequency rank #1,856, classified as acontraction. dox is at rank #49,882, 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 51738, this pair ranks #162,952 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dont vs dox
Shared letters: do. Private to "dont": nt. Private to "dox": x.
"dont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dont ← ddont · dnot · donnt · dontt · dotn · odnt