# dabs vs dark

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dark
*adjective · IPA /dɑːk/ · frequency rank #966*
Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

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