dojovsdomTell them apart

Which to use

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

#45,883
“dojo” frequency rank
#13,893
“dom” frequency rank
59776
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dojo dom
Definition Local₄ donde se practican artes marciales. Casa.

Where the eye mixes dojo and dom

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

4 ch
dojo
3 ch
dom

Visual trap between dojo and dom

A purely visual mix-up. dojo ([ˈd̪oxo]) and dom (/dɔm/) 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 59776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dojo is recorded at frequency rank #45,883, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪oxo]. dom is at rank #13,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔm/.

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 59776, this pair ranks #61,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dojo vs dom

Shared letters: do. Private to "dojo": j. Private to "dom": m.

"dojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dojoddojo · djoo · dojjo · dooj · odjo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dojo" for "dom" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪oxo] versus /dɔm/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dojo" or "dom" show up more?
"dom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,893 in our Spanish list, against #45,883 for "dojo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dojo" and "dom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dojo 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 #61,378 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