di vs doi, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#912
“di” frequency rank: #39,709
“doi” frequency rank: 40621
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	di	doi
Definition	Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de decir.	Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.

Where the eye mixes di and doi

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

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doi

Visual trap between di and doi

A purely visual mix-up. di ([ˈd̪i]) 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 40621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

di is recorded at frequency rank #912, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪i]. 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 40621, this pair ranks #158,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of di vs doi

Shared letters: di. Private to "di": -. Private to "doi": o.

"di" · 2 letters · shape CV · "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "di" for "doi" ever safe?

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

Which is more common, "di" or "doi"?

"di" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #912 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

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

Full dictionary entry for "di" 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 #158,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"di" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doi vs dont". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #158,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.