# douse vs dusk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### douse
*verb · IPA /daʊs/ · frequency rank #47,588*
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

### dusk
*adjective · IPA /dʌsk/ · frequency rank #16,221*
Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/douse-vs-dusk