Which to use
“doorman” and “doormat” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,427
- “doorman” frequency rank
- #44,173
- “doormat” frequency rank
- 81600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doorman | doormat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services. | A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. |
Letter map: doorman vs doormat
Shared letters muted; letters that set doorman and doormat apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. doorman and doormat follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - doorman / doormat
doorman and doormat are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “doorman” becomes t in “doormat”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doorman is recorded at frequency rank #37,427, classified as anoun. doormat is at rank #44,173, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔːˌmæt/.
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 81600, this pair ranks #17,367 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doorman vs doormat
Shared letters: admor. Private to "doorman": n. Private to "doormat": t.
"doorman" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "doormat" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doorman" and "doormat" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doorman" vs "doormat" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "doorman" vs "doormat" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "doorman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doormat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,367 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doorman" and "doormat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doorman vs Dornan". 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 #17,367 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.