# does

> English word · Verb · IPA /dəz/ · frequency rank #177

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of do

## Etymology
From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ, equivalent to do + -s. For the shortened vowel compare says.

## Easily confused with
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-ds)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-due)
- **dog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dog)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-don)
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dot)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dye)
- **dom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dom)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dos)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dow)
- **doo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-doo)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dre)
- **DOJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-doj)
- **DOI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-doi)
- **DPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dps)
- **doh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-doh)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dol)
- **DTs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dts)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dor)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dox)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-down)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ddoes`, `deos`, `doess`, `odes`

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