# DC vs DMZ

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### DC
*name · frequency rank #2,667*
Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.

### DMZ
*noun · IPA /ˈdiːˌɛmˌziː/ · frequency rank #45,888*
Abbreviation of demilitarized zone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dc-vs-dmz