doest
/ˈduːɪst/
"doest" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“doest” is uncommon English (frequency #86,219 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,219
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - second-person singular simple present indicative of do
Corpus desk
Index EN-doest · doest · English
doest · rank #86,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,219
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dodie
Nearest frequency peer: dodie (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “doest”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- disconsolate
disconsolate
13,787 corpus weight
- disputation
disputation
13,785 corpus weight
- dodie
dodie
13,783 corpus weight
- doest
doest
13,782 corpus weight
- doof
doof
13,780 corpus weight
- Dorris
Dorris
13,779 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “doest” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doest |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈduːɪst/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #86,219 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “doest” in English
Rare enough to double-check
doest is uncommon English at frequency #86,219 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈduːɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "second-person singular simple present indicative of do".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for doest, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is doest, spelled D-O-E-S-T.
Definition
- 1second-person singular simple present indicative of do
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how doest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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