# dare vs dome

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dome
*noun · IPA /dəʊm/ · frequency rank #8,274*
A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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