# donkey vs dopey

> 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.

### dopey
*adjective · IPA /ˈdəʊpi/ · frequency rank #42,613*
Stupid, silly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donkey-vs-dopey