# DMs vs don

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### DMs
*noun · frequency rank #26,067*
Dr. Martens-branded boots or shoes.

### don
*noun · IPA /dɒn/ · frequency rank #2,480*
A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.

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