digvsdoiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#35,991
“dig” frequency rank
#39,709
“doi” frequency rank
75700
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dig doi
Definition Cavar, escarbar. Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.

Where the eye mixes dig and doi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dig (CVC) and doi (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
dig
3 ch
doi

Look-alike desk: dig vs doi

A purely visual mix-up. dig (/dɪg/) 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 75700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dig is recorded at frequency rank #35,991, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪg/. 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 75700, this pair ranks #19,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dig vs doi

Shared letters: di. Private to "dig": g. Private to "doi": o.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dig" and "doi" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/dɪg/ versus [ˈdoj]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dig" or "doi" show up more?
"dig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,991 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dig" 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 #19,071 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dig" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doi vs dont". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #19,071 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