# dares vs does

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dares
*noun · IPA /dɛəz/ · frequency rank #21,771*
plural of dare

### does
*verb · IPA /dəz/ · frequency rank #177*
third-person singular simple present indicative of do

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