# do's vs dowd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### do's
*noun · frequency rank #39,780*
Alternative form of dos (plural of do)

### dowd
*noun · IPA /daʊd/ · frequency rank #32,781*
A dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/do-s-vs-dowd