djavsdoiConfusable pair

Quick tell: dja is a adverb, doi is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dja” is an adverb and “doi” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,702
“dja” frequency rank
#27,038
“doi” frequency rank
73740
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dja doi
Definition Comme, pareil à. Cas sujet de deus.

Letter map: dja vs doi

Shared letters muted; letters that set dja and doi apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. dja (CCV) and doi (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
dja
3 ch
doi

Grammar separator: dja vs doi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dja is anadverb and doianadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dja is recorded at frequency rank #46,702, classified as anadv, pronounced \d͡ʒa\. 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 73740, this pair ranks #39,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dja vs doi

Shared letters: d. Private to "dja": aj. Private to "doi": io.

"dja" · 3 letters · shape CCV  ·  "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dja" for "doi" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dja" is an adverb and "doi" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dja" or "doi"?
"doi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,038 in our French list, against #46,702 for "dja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "dja" vs "doi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dja" 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 #39,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dja" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dja vs dray". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #39,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list