# dob vs dole

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dob
*verb · IPA /dɑb/ · frequency rank #44,170*
To report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)

### dole
*verb · IPA /dəʊl/ · frequency rank #18,808*
To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.

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