Which to use
“dove” is a noun and “down” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,471
- “dove” frequency rank
- #8,531
- “down” frequency rank
- 44002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dove | down |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Douve. | Dépressif, déprimé. |
Letter map: dove vs down
Shared letters muted; letters that set dove and down apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for dove / down
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dove is anoun and downanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dove is recorded at frequency rank #35,471, classified as anoun. down is at rank #8,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɔn\.
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 44002, this pair ranks #213,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dove vs down
Shared letters: do. Private to "dove": ev. Private to "down": nw.
"dove" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "down" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dove" and "down" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dove" vs "down" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "dove" and "down". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dove" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "down" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dove" and "down" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dove". 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 #213,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.