Which to use
“doi” is an adjective and “douai” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,038
- “doi” frequency rank
- #16,113
- “douai” frequency rank
- 43151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doi | douai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cas sujet de deus. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe douer. |
Letter map: doi vs douai
Shared letters muted; letters that set doi and douai apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for doi / douai
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doi is anadjective and douaiaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doi is recorded at frequency rank #27,038, classified as anadj. douai is at rank #16,113, tagged as averb, pronounced \dwe\.
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 43151, this pair ranks #220,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doi vs douai
Shared letters: dio. Private to "doi": -. Private to "douai": au.
"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "douai" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- douai ← ddouai · doaui · douia · duoai · oduai
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doi" for "douai" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "doi" or "douai" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "doi" and "douai".
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doi" and "douai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs doi". 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 #220,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.