Which to use
“doi” is a num and “doing” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,272
- “doi” frequency rank
- #28,945
- “doing” frequency rank
- 42217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doi | doing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dois; representado pelo algarismo hindu-arábico 2 | som emitido por um objeto elástico ao ser atingido ou bater num objeto duro |
Where the eye mixes doi and doing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doi vs doing
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doi is /doj/ while doing is /dɔɪŋ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “doi” sits inside “doing”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doi is recorded at frequency rank #13,272, classified as anum, pronounced /doj/. doing is at rank #28,945, tagged as anintj, pronounced /dɔɪŋ/.
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 42217, this pair ranks #23,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doi vs doing
Shared letters: dio. Private to "doi": -. Private to "doing": gn.
"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "doing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doing ← ddoing · diong · doign · doingg · doinng · donig · oding
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doi" for "doing" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doi" or "doing"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "doi" and "doing" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doi" and "doing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs doing". 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 #23,597 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.