# dares vs dudes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dudes
*noun · IPA /duːdz/ · frequency rank #7,680*
plural of dude

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