# da vs dabs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### da
*noun · IPA /dɑː/ · frequency rank #2,782*
Father.

### dabs
*noun · IPA /dæbz/ · frequency rank #47,006*
plural of dab

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