# Dover

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdəʊ.və/ · frequency rank #13,502

## Definitions
1. A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141).
2. A sea area between this port and France.
3. A local government district of Kent, including this town and port.
4. A neighbourhood of Abram, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6001).
5. A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
6. A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
7. A small fishing and lumber town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; formerly, Shoal Bay and Wellington.
8. A village in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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38. A surname.

## Etymology
From Old English Dofras, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras (“the waters”), from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubrós (“dark”), from *dʰewb- (“deep”). Compare Tauber.
The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the town in England.

## Easily confused with
- **dyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-dyer)
- **doze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-doze)
- **drove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-drove)
- **dozen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-dozen)
- **dryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-dryer)
- **drier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-drier)
- **doves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-doves)
- **Dwyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-dwyer)
- **duvet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-duvet)
- **duper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-duper)
- **driver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-driver)
- **downer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-downer)
- **droves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dover-vs-droves)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/der-vs-dover)
- **doe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doe-vs-dover)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dor-vs-dover)
- **does** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/does-vs-dover)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/done-vs-dover)
- **door** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/door-vs-dover)
- **Dave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dover)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddover`, `doevr`, `doverr`, `dovre`, `dovver`, `dvoer`, `odver`

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