# Dane vs Danube

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dane
*noun · IPA /deɪn/ · frequency rank #15,597*
A person of Danish descent.

### Danube
*name · IPA /ˈdænjuːb/ · frequency rank #24,135*
A river in Europe; flowing 2,850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.

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