Which to use
“dojo” and “door” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,883
- “dojo” frequency rank
- #32,179
- “door” frequency rank
- 78062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dojo | door |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Local₄ donde se practican artes marciales. | Puerta. |
Where the eye mixes dojo and door
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dojo (CVCV) and door (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dojo with door
A purely visual mix-up. dojo ([ˈd̪oxo]) and door (/dɔː/) 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 78062, 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]. door is at rank #32,179, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔː/.
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 78062, this pair ranks #15,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dojo vs door
Shared letters: do. Private to "dojo": j. Private to "door": r.
"dojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "door" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dojo" and "door" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dojo" vs "door" - which ranks higher?
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 "dojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "door" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dojo" and "door" 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 #15,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.