Which to use
“deir” and “doi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,242
- “deir” frequency rank
- #27,038
- “doi” frequency rank
- 65280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deir | doi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forme mutée de teir par adoucissement (t → d). | Cas sujet de deus. |
Letter map: deir vs doi
Shared letters muted; letters that set deir and doi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - deir / doi
deir and doi are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deir is recorded at frequency rank #38,242, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɛjr\. doi is at rank #27,038, tagged as anadj.
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 65280, this pair ranks #73,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deir vs doi
Shared letters: di. Private to "deir": er. Private to "doi": o.
"deir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deir ← ddeir · deirr · deri · edir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deir" for "doi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "deir" or "doi"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "deir" and "doi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "deir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deir" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deir vs denim". 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 #73,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.