Which to use
“dob” is a verb and “dox” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,170
- “dob” frequency rank
- #49,882
- “dox” frequency rank
- 94052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dob | dox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.) | plural of doc |
Letter map: dob vs dox
Shared letters muted; letters that set dob and dox apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dob and dox follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - dob and dox
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dob is averb and doxanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - b in “dob” becomes x in “dox”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dob is recorded at frequency rank #44,170, classified as averb, pronounced /dɑb/. dox is at rank #49,882, tagged as anoun.
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 94052, this pair ranks #1,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dob vs dox
Shared letters: do. Private to "dob": b. Private to "dox": x.
"dob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
You've compared "dob" and "dox". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,562 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dob" and "dox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dour vs dox". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,562 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.