Which to use
“doth” is a verb and “duty” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,145
- “doth” frequency rank
- #1,994
- “duty” frequency rank
- 26139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doth | duty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of do | That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. |
Where the eye mixes doth and duty
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doth and duty
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doth is /dʌθ/ while duty is /ˈdjuː.ti/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26139, 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/. duty is at rank #1,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdjuː.ti/.
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 26139, this pair ranks #388,919 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doth vs duty
Shared letters: dt. Private to "doth": ho. Private to "duty": uy.
"doth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "duty" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doth" and "duty" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "doth" vs "duty" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "doth" and "duty" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,919 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doth" and "duty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doth 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 #388,919 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.