# doves vs doze

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### doves
*noun · IPA /dʌvz/ · frequency rank #25,361*
plural of dove

### doze
*verb · IPA /doʊz/ · frequency rank #44,749*
To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

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