doivsdronConfusable pair

Quick tell: doi is a verb, dron is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“doi” is a verb and “dron” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,709
“doi” frequency rank
#20,001
“dron” frequency rank
59710
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature doi dron
Definition Primera persona del singular del presente de indicativo de dar. Aeronave que vuela sin tripulación humana a bordo, también conocida en español como vehículo aéreo no tripulado (VANT), o sistema aéreo no tripulado (UAS, por siglas en inglés de Unmanned Aerial System), o UAV (por Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).

Where the eye mixes doi and dron

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

3 ch
doi
4 ch
dron

Look-alike desk: doi vs dron

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doi is [ˈdoj] while dron is [ˈd̪ɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59710, 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]. dron is at rank #20,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾõn].

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 59710, this pair ranks #61,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of doi vs dron

Shared letters: do. Private to "doi": i. Private to "dron": nr.

"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "dron" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dronddron · dorn · drno · dronn · drron · rdon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "doi" and "dron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "doi" is a verb and "dron" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "doi" or "dron" show up more?
"dron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,001 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "doi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "doi" and "dron" 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 #61,625 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