docuvsdoiWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#28,920
“docu” frequency rank
#27,038
“doi” frequency rank
55958
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature docu doi
Definition Documentaire. Cas sujet de deus.

Letter map: docu vs doi

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

4 ch
docu
3 ch
doi

Part-of-speech tell for docu / doi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: docu is anoun and doianadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

docu is recorded at frequency rank #28,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ky\. 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 55958, this pair ranks #124,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of docu vs doi

Shared letters: do. Private to "docu": cu. Private to "doi": i.

"docu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • docudcou · ddocu · doccu · douc · odcu

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "docu" and "doi" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "docu" is a noun and "doi" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "docu" or "doi"?
"doi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,038 in our French list, against #28,920 for "docu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "docu" 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 #124,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "docu" and "doi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs docu". 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 #124,113 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