# dak vs Dalek

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dak
*noun · IPA /ɖɑːk/ · frequency rank #24,134*
A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.

### Dalek
*noun · IPA /ˈdɑːlɛk/ · frequency rank #35,675*
A member of a species of extraterrestrial cyborg mutants who appear in the television programme Doctor Who and are known for travelling in metallic shells, having monotone, mechanically distorted voices, repeating a limited number of phrases, and their fanatical obsession with exterminating other, non-Dalek beings.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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