# dose vs dye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dose
*noun · IPA /dəʊs/ · frequency rank #5,124*
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.

### dye
*noun · IPA /daɪ/ · frequency rank #9,324*
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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