# dock vs dope

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dock
*noun · IPA /dɒk/ · frequency rank #7,218*
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

### dope
*noun · IPA [dəʊp] · frequency rank #8,275*
Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

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