docsvsdoiTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#29,314
“docs” frequency rank
#27,038
“doi” frequency rank
56352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature docs doi
Definition Pluriel de doc. Cas sujet de deus.

Letter map: docs vs doi

Shared letters muted; letters that set docs and doi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
docs
3 ch
doi

Grammar separator: docs vs doi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: docs is anoun and doianadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

docs is recorded at frequency rank #29,314, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\. 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 56352, this pair ranks #121,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of docs vs doi

Shared letters: do. Private to "docs": cs. Private to "doi": i.

"docs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • docsdcos · ddocs · doccs · docss · dosc · odcs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "docs" and "doi" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "docs" is a noun and "doi" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "docs" or "doi" show up more?
"doi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,038 in our French list, against #29,314 for "docs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "docs" and "doi".

  • Full dictionary entry for "docs" 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 #121,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "docs" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs docs". 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 #121,633 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