# dahlia vs Dalian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dahlia
*noun · IPA /ˈdeɪ.li.ə/ · frequency rank #34,454*
Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.

### Dalian
*name · IPA /dɑːliˈæn/ · frequency rank #40,198*
A major subprovincial city of Liaoning, in northeastern China.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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