doi

[ˈdoj]

/[ˈdoj]/ verb

The verdict

“doi” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #39,709) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#39,709
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-doi · doi · Spanish

doi · rank #39,709 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,709
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dogmática

Nearest frequency peer: dogmática (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “doi”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “doi” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

doi vs du
33% similar
doi vs dos
67% similar
doi vs don
67% similar

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

Key facts for doi
PropertyValue
Headworddoi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdoj]
Letters3
Frequency rank#39,709
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “doi”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).doicae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dogmática” (#39,708), “domar” (#39,710), “divierto” (#39,707). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “doi” va en #39,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for doi is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "dos", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈdoj]. Frequency #39,709 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for doi, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "dos", "don", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is doi, spelled D-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doi"?
"doi" is spelled D-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdoj].
What does "doi" mean?
As a verb, "doi" means: Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.
What words are commonly confused with "doi"?
"doi" is commonly confused with "du", "dos", "don". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "doi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doi" is [ˈdoj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doi" come from?
"doi" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list