doy

[ˈd̪oj]

/[ˈd̪oj]/ verb

The verdict

“doy” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,570) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,570
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 (yo) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-doy · doy · Spanish

doy · rank #1,570 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,570
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH documento

Nearest frequency peer: documento (-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 “doy”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “doy” 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).

doy vs du
33% similar
doy vs DVD
0% similar
doy vs dúo
33% similar

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

Key facts for doy
PropertyValue
Headworddoy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪oj]
Letters3
Frequency rank#1,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “doy”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).doycae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “documento” (#1,569), “dudas” (#1,571), “espíritu” (#1,572). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “doy” va en #1,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for doy is neighbouring look-alikes ("du", "DVD", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈd̪oj]. Frequency #1,570 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse.".

No misspelling variants are generated for doy in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "DVD", "dúo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is doy, spelled D-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse.

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 "doy"?
"doy" is spelled D-O-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪oj].
What does "doy" mean?
As a verb, "doy" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse.
What words are commonly confused with "doy"?
"doy" is commonly confused with "du", "DVD", "dúo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "doy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doy" is [ˈd̪oj]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doy" come from?
"doy" 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 "doy", 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