# dow vs dw

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dow
*verb · IPA /daʊ/ · frequency rank #12,409*
To be worth.

### dw
*phrase · frequency rank #20,907*
Initialism of don't worry.

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