# Dora vs Doris

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dora
*name · IPA /ˈdoɹ.ə/ · frequency rank #16,893*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

### Doris
*name · IPA /ˈdɒɹɪs/ · frequency rank #13,326*
The daughter of Oceanus, who married Nereus and bore fifty sea-nymphs or nereids.

## Source
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