Which to use
“dock” and “doe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,449
- “dock” frequency rank
- #39,259
- “doe” frequency rank
- 70708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dock | doe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vaste bassin entouré de quais, dans lequel entrent les vaisseaux pour déposer leurs cargaisons ou opérer leur chargement. | Chevrette (femelle du chevreuil), daine. |
Where the eye mixes dock and doe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dock with doe
A purely visual mix-up. dock (\dɔk\) and doe (\ˈdoʊ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dock is recorded at frequency rank #31,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\. doe is at rank #39,259, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdoʊ\.
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 70708, this pair ranks #50,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dock vs doe
Shared letters: do. Private to "dock": ck. Private to "doe": e.
"dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "doe" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dock ← dcok · ddock · docck · dockk · dokc · odck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dock" and "doe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dock" vs "doe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dock" and "doe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs doe". 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 #50,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.