# dar vs DARPA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dar
*noun · IPA /dɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19,057*
A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.

### DARPA
*name · IPA /ˈdɑː(ɹ)pə/ · frequency rank #38,353*
Acronym of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dar-vs-darpa