Which to use
“day” is a noun and “doy” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,598
- “day” frequency rank
- #1,570
- “doy” frequency rank
- 7168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | day | doy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Día. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes day and doy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: day vs doy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: day is /deɪ/ while doy is [ˈd̪oj]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “day” becomes o in “doy”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
day is recorded at frequency rank #5,598, classified as anoun, pronounced /deɪ/. doy is at rank #1,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪oj].
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 7168, this pair ranks #308,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of day vs doy
Shared letters: dy. Private to "day": a. Private to "doy": o.
"day" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "doy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "day" and "doy" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "day" or "doy"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "day" and "doy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "day" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "day" and "doy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs day". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.