# DARPA vs data

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### data
*noun · IPA /ˈdɑː.tə/ · frequency rank #455*
plural of datum

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