doi vs doy, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#39,709
“doi” frequency rank: #1,570
“doy” frequency rank: 41279
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	doi	doy
Definition	Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar.	Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse.

Where the eye mixes doi and doy

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

3 ch

doi

3 ch

doy

Visual trap between doi and doy

A purely visual mix-up. doi ([ˈdoj]) and doy ([ˈd̪oj]) 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 a single letter - i in “doi” becomes y in “doy”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

doi is recorded at frequency rank #39,709, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdoj]. 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 41279, this pair ranks #154,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of doi vs doy

Shared letters: do. Private to "doi": i. Private to "doy": y.

"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "doy" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"doy" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,570 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "doi" 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 #154,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"doi" and "doy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doi vs dont". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #154,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.