# Doug vs Dougie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Doug
*name · IPA /dʌɡ/ · frequency rank #6,896*
A diminutive of the male given name Douglas.

### Dougie
*name · IPA /ˈdʌɡi/ · frequency rank #29,247*
A diminutive of the male given names Douglas, Dougal, or Doug.

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