doe
/ˈdoʊ/
noun
Common
1.n.the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
2.n.mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
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doe and doh are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. doe means “the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977”. doh means “the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization”. doe is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdoʊ/
1.n.the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
2.n.mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'
/ˈdoʊ/
1.n.the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
| doe | doh | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdoʊ/ | /ˈdoʊ/ |
| Said | doh | doh |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy | do, ut |