# Dawes vs does

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dawes
*name · IPA /dɔːz/ · frequency rank #28,506*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawes-vs-does