# driver vs drove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### driver
*noun · IPA /ˈdɹaɪ.və/ · frequency rank #1,821*
One who drives something.

### drove
*noun · IPA /dɹəʊv/ · frequency rank #3,876*
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/driver-vs-drove