Which to use
“dois” and “doo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #707
- “dois” frequency rank
- #24,549
- “doo” frequency rank
- 25256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dois | doo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devoir. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de doar. |
Where the eye mixes dois and doo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dois vs doo
A purely visual mix-up. dois (\dwa\) and doo (\dˈow\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dois is recorded at frequency rank #707, classified as averb, pronounced \dwa\. doo is at rank #24,549, tagged as averb, pronounced \dˈow\.
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 25256, this pair ranks #341,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dois vs doo
Shared letters: do. Private to "dois": is. Private to "doo": -.
"dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "doo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dois ← ddois · doiss · dosi · odis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dois" and "doo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dois" or "doo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dois" and "doo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dois" and "doo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs doo". 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 #341,886 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.