doth

/dʌθ/

//dʌθ// verb

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"doth" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“doth” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,145
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of do

Corpus desk

Index EN-doth · doth · English

doth · rank #24,145 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,145
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH diss

Nearest frequency peer: diss (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “doth”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “doth” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

doth vs DT
0% similar
doth vs dow
50% similar
doth vs duh
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for doth
PropertyValue
Headworddoth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dʌθ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,145
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “doth”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).dothlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “diss” (#24,144), “displeasure” (#24,143), “DPS” (#24,147). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “doth” is #24,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around doth (IPA /dʌθ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,145 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of do".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for doth, with forms such as "ddoth", "doht", and "dothh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DT", "dow", "duh", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is doth, spelled D-O-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of do

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how doth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Our Sovereign Lady the Queen doth strictly charge and command all manner of persons here assembled immediately to disperse themselves and peaceably depart to their own homes

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddoth
  • doht
  • dothh
  • dotth
  • dtoh
  • odth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of doth - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddoth1doht2dothh1dotth1dtoh2odth2
Edit distance from "doth"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doth"?
"doth" is spelled D-O-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /dʌθ/.
What does "doth" mean?
As a verb, "doth" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of do
What words are commonly confused with "doth"?
"doth" is commonly confused with "DT", "dow", "duh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "doth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doth" is /dʌθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doth" come from?
"doth" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "doth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diss#24,144fave#24,156cram#24,128CNBC#24,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

hater6 variantshazy6 variantsbayou6 variantsavian6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list