Which to use
“doi” and “doze” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,272
- “doi” frequency rank
- #3,982
- “doze” frequency rank
- 17254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doi | doze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dois; representado pelo algarismo hindu-arábico 2 | número equivalente a onze mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha uma dúzia de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 12 (algarismos arábicos), XII (algarismos romanos) ou 1100 (representação binária) |
Where the eye mixes doi and doze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doi with doze
A purely visual mix-up. doi (/doj/) and doze (/ˈdo.zɨ/) 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 17254, 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/. doze is at rank #3,982, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdo.zɨ/.
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 17254, this pair ranks #54,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doi vs doze
Shared letters: do. Private to "doi": i. Private to "doze": ez.
"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "doze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doze ← ddoze · doez · dozze · dzoe · odze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doi" for "doze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doi" or "doze"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doi" and "doze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat 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 #54,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.