souse vs douse

souse is a noun but douse is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
souse	Yes	No	Yes	No
douse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, souse and douse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of souse include dowse, drench, soak, sop.

As verbs, souse and douse are synonyms defined as:

souse and douse: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Other synonyms of souse include dip, dunk, plunge.

As verbs, douse is a hyponym of souse; that is, douse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than souse:

Other hyponyms of souse include sop, dip, duck, dabble.

souse (noun)	douse (noun)
the act of making something completely wet
pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

souse (verb)	douse (verb)
cook in a marinade	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	slacken
become drunk or drink excessively	lower quickly
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
	dip into a liquid
	wet thoroughly
	put out, as of a candle or a light