# dare vs dash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dare
*verb · IPA /dɛə/ · frequency rank #4,222*
To have enough courage (to do something).

### dash
*noun · IPA /dæʃ/ · frequency rank #7,116*
Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

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