Which to use
“doable” is an adjective and “dole” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,127
- “doable” frequency rank
- #18,808
- “dole” frequency rank
- 45935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doable | dole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Possible to do; feasible. | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
Where the eye mixes doable and dole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doable vs dole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doable is /ˈduː.ə.bəl/ while dole is /dəʊl/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doable is recorded at frequency rank #27,127, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈduː.ə.bəl/. dole is at rank #18,808, tagged as averb, pronounced /dəʊl/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45935, this pair ranks #216,532 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doable vs dole
Shared letters: delo. Private to "doable": ab. Private to "dole": -.
"doable" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "dole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doable" and "dole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "doable" or "dole" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,532 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doable" and "dole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doable vs dongle". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #216,532 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.