# doer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈduː.ə/ · frequency rank #44,171

## Definitions
1. Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

## Etymology
From Middle English doer, doar, doere, from Old English dōere (“a doer; worker”), equivalent to do + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dr)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-due)
- **dog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dog)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-don)
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dot)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dye)
- **dom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dom)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dos)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dow)
- **doo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-doo)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dre)
- **DOJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-doj)
- **DOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-doi)
- **doh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-doh)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dol)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dor)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dur)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-dox)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-down)
- **does** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doer-vs-does)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ddoer`, `deor`, `doerr`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/doer