# doesn't vs don't

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### doesn't
*verb · IPA /ˈdʌz.ənt/ · frequency rank #271*
Does not (negative auxiliary)

### don't
*verb · IPA /dəʊnt/ · frequency rank #68*
do not (negative auxiliary).

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