Which to use
“dock” and “dox” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,218
- “dock” frequency rank
- #49,882
- “dox” frequency rank
- 57100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dock | dox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | plural of doc |
Letter map: dock vs dox
Shared letters muted; letters that set dock and dox apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
dock and dox are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dock is recorded at frequency rank #7,218, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɒk/. 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 57100, this pair ranks #121,615 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dock vs dox
Shared letters: do. Private to "dock": ck. Private to "dox": x.
"dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dox" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dock ← dcok · ddock · docck · dockk · dokc · odck