do
[ˈd̪o]
The verdict
“do” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,980) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #1,980
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Nota musical. Corresponde a la primera en la escala musical, situada entre el si y el re.
Corpus desk
Index ES-do · do · Spanish
do · rank #1,980 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,980
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH discusión
Nearest frequency peer: discusión (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “do”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Corta
Corta
98,024 corpus weight
- debía
debía
98,023 corpus weight
- discusión
discusión
98,022 corpus weight
- do
do
98,021 corpus weight
- dominio
dominio
98,020 corpus weight
- encontró
encontró
98,019 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “do” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | do |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪o] |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #1,980 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “do” sits in Spanish frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for do is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "dos", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈd̪o]. Frequency #1,980 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Nota musical. Corresponde a la primera en la escala musical, situada entre el si y el re.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for do, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "dos", "don", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is do, spelled D-O.
Definition
- 1Nota musical. Corresponde a la primera en la escala musical, situada entre el si y el re.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.