dolíavsdomaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#20,661
“dolía” frequency rank
#43,533
“doma” frequency rank
64194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dolía doma
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de doler o de dolerse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de domar.

Where the eye mixes dolía and doma

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dolía runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against doma's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
dolía
4 ch
doma

Visual trap between dolía and doma

A purely visual mix-up. dolía ([d̪oˈlia]) and doma ([ˈd̪oma]) 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 64194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dolía is recorded at frequency rank #20,661, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈlia]. doma is at rank #43,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪oma].

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 64194, this pair ranks #46,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dolía vs doma

Shared letters: ado. Private to "dolía": lí. Private to "doma": m.

"dolía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "doma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • doma ← ddoma · dmoa · doam · domma · odma

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dolía" and "doma" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪oˈlia] versus [ˈd̪oma]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dolía" vs "doma" - which ranks higher?
"dolía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,661 in our Spanish list, against #43,533 for "doma". 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 "dolía" and "doma" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dolía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "doma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dolía" and "doma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doma 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 #46,330 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