# Darwin vs drain

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### drain
*noun · IPA /dɹeɪn/ · frequency rank #6,353*
A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

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