# dingo vs doing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dingo
*noun · IPA /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #39,292*
A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

### doing
*verb · IPA /ˈduːɪŋ/ · frequency rank #225*
present participle and gerund of do

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