# dost vs durst

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dost
*verb · IPA /dʌst/ · frequency rank #31,957*
second-person singular simple present indicative of do

### durst
*verb · IPA /dɝst/ · frequency rank #41,603*
simple past and past participle of dare

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