# Doug vs dum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dum
*adjective · IPA /dʌm/ · frequency rank #23,517*
cooked with steam

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doug-vs-dum