# donkey vs Dooley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### donkey
*noun · IPA /ˈdɒŋki/ · frequency rank #12,581*
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

### Dooley
*name · frequency rank #30,770*
A surname from Irish.

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