# doof vs down

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### down
*adjective · IPA [daʊ̯n] · frequency rank #4,973*
deprimiert bis depressiv

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/doof-vs-down