# Dakota vs DotA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dakota
*name · IPA /dəˈkəʊtə/ · frequency rank #6,124*
The Santee branch of the Sioux people.

### DotA
*name · IPA /ˈdoʊtə/ · frequency rank #32,362*
Acronym of Defense of the Ancients.

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