# dens vs DOS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dens
*noun · IPA /dɛnz/ · frequency rank #34,854*
plural of den

### DOS
*noun · IPA /diː oː ˈɛs/ · frequency rank #11,370*
Initialism of date of service.

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