deisvsdoiTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,304
“deis” frequency rank
#39,709
“doi” frequency rank
71013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deis doi
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.

Where the eye mixes deis and doi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
deis
3 ch
doi

Visual trap between deis and doi

A purely visual mix-up. deis ([ˈd̪ejs]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deis is recorded at frequency rank #31,304, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ejs]. 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 71013, this pair ranks #28,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of deis vs doi

Shared letters: di. Private to "deis": es. Private to "doi": o.

"deis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deisddeis · deiss · desi · edis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deis" and "doi" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ejs] versus [ˈdoj]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "deis" vs "doi" - which ranks higher?
"deis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,304 in our Spanish list, against #39,709 for "doi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deis" 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 #28,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deis" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doi vs dont". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #28,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list