# darken vs Darwin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### darken
*verb · IPA /ˈdɑɹkən/ · frequency rank #33,602*
To make dark or darker by reducing light.

### Darwin
*name · IPA /ˈdɑːwɪn/ · frequency rank #10,187*
A surname, especially referring to Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British naturalist and founder of the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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