# daft vs dal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### daft
*adjective · IPA /dɑːft/ · frequency rank #16,207*
Foolish, silly, stupid.

### dal
*noun · IPA /dɑːl/ · frequency rank #20,897*
Any of many dried husked pulses (legume), including peas, beans and lentils.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daft-vs-dal