# Daesh vs Danes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Daesh
*name · IPA /ˈdɑːˌɛʃ/ · frequency rank #42,591*
Synonym of ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State

### Danes
*name · IPA /deɪnz/ · frequency rank #22,341*
A surname.

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