Which to use
“Dock” is a noun and “dow” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,364
- “Dock” frequency rank
- #19,541
- “dow” frequency rank
- 45905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dock | dow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Becken oder schwimmender Hohlkörper aus Stahl zur Trockenlegung von Schiffen, an denen Außenarbeiten erforderlich sind | sehr schwerhörig oder gehörlos |
Letter map: Dock vs dow
Shared letters muted; letters that set Dock and dow apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Dock / dow
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Dock is anoun and dowanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dock is recorded at frequency rank #26,364, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɔk]. dow is at rank #19,541, 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 45905, this pair ranks #1,337,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dock vs dow
Shared letters: do. Private to "Dock": ck. Private to "dow": w.
"Dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dow" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dock ← dcok · ddock · docck · dockk · dokc · odck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dock" and "dow" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Dock" or "dow"?
What to do next
Pair "Dock" vs "dow" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,337,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dock" and "dow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dock vs Docks". 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 #1,337,167 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.