Which to use
“downs” and “dozens” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,914
- “downs” frequency rank
- #5,784
- “dozens” frequency rank
- 13698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | downs | dozens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of down | A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults. |
Letter map: downs vs dozens
Shared letters muted; letters that set downs and dozens apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. downs runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against dozens's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on downs vs dozens
downs and dozens are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
downs is recorded at frequency rank #7,914, classified as anoun, pronounced /daʊnz/. dozens is at rank #5,784, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13698, this pair ranks #474,314 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of downs vs dozens
Shared letters: dnos. Private to "downs": w. Private to "dozens": ez.
"downs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dozens" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "downs" and "dozens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "downs" vs "dozens" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "downs" vs "dozens" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "downs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dozens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #474,314 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "downs" and "dozens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Downie vs downs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #474,314 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.