dos
[ˈd̪os]
The verdict
“dos” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #57) as a numeral. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #57
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Que consta de uno más que la unidad (1+1).
Corpus desk
Index ES-dos · dos · Spanish
dos · rank #57 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #57
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH años
Nearest frequency peer: años (-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 “dos”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- así
así
99,946 corpus weight
- años
años
99,945 corpus weight
- dos
dos
99,944 corpus weight
- bien
bien
99,943 corpus weight
- entre
entre
99,942 corpus weight
- puede
puede
99,941 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dos” 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 | dos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈd̪os] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #57 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dos” sits in Spanish frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for dos is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "doy", …), not just typos; it is anumeral pronounced [ˈd̪os]. Frequency #57 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Que consta de uno más que la unidad (1+1).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "doy", "DVD", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dos, spelled D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Que consta de uno más que la unidad (1+1).
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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Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dos", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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.