# dived vs doves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dived
*verb · IPA /ˈdaɪ̯vd/ · frequency rank #30,007*
simple past and past participle of dive (scuba diving)

### doves
*noun · IPA /dʌvz/ · frequency rank #25,361*
plural of dove

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