# does vs doof

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### does
*verb · IPA [dʌz] · frequency rank #24,299*
3. Person Indikativ Singular Präsens Aktiv des Verbs do

### doof
*adjective · IPA [doːf] · frequency rank #4,418*
dumm, beschränkt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/does-vs-doof