# dengue vs dingle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dengue
*noun · IPA /ˈdɛŋ.ɡi/ · frequency rank #31,502*
An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.

### dingle
*noun · IPA /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/ · frequency rank #44,164*
A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

## Source
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