# Daria vs daring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Daria
*name · IPA /ˈdɑːɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #35,244*
A female given name from Old Persian.

### daring
*verb · IPA /ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,196*
present participle and gerund of dare

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