Which to use
“doth” and “doze” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,145
- “doth” frequency rank
- #44,749
- “doze” frequency rank
- 68894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doth | doze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of do | To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze. |
Where the eye mixes doth and doze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doth vs doze
A purely visual mix-up. doth (/dʌθ/) and doze (/doʊz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doth is recorded at frequency rank #24,145, classified as averb, pronounced /dʌθ/. doze is at rank #44,749, tagged as averb, pronounced /doʊz/.
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 68894, this pair ranks #56,915 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doth vs doze
Shared letters: do. Private to "doth": ht. Private to "doze": ez.
"doth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "doze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doth" and "doze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "doth" or "doze"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,915 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doth" and "doze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dox vs doze". 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 #56,915 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.