dar vs doi, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dar” and “doi” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#263
“dar” frequency rank: #39,709
“doi” frequency rank: 39972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dar	doi
Definition	Traspasar algo a otra persona de forma gratuita.	Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.

Where the eye mixes dar and doi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

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dar

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doi

Visual trap between dar and doi

A purely visual mix-up. dar ([ˈd̪aɾ]) and doi ([ˈdoj]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dar is recorded at frequency rank #263, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɾ]. doi is at rank #39,709, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdoj].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 39972, this pair ranks #161,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dar vs doi

Shared letters: d. Private to "dar": ar. Private to "doi": io.

"dar" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dar" and "doi" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪aɾ] versus [ˈdoj]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

In ordinary Spanish text, does "dar" or "doi" show up more?

"dar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #263 in our Spanish list, against #39,709 for "doi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dar" and "doi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "dar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "doi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #161,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"dar" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doi vs dont". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #161,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.