# Dottie vs Downie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dottie
*name · frequency rank #48,709*
A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy, also spelled Dotty, and sometimes also used as a formal given name.

### Downie
*name · IPA /ˈdaʊni/ · frequency rank #49,881*
A surname.

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