# dash vs doth

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### doth
*verb · IPA /dʌθ/ · frequency rank #24,145*
third-person singular simple present indicative of do

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