# Derry vs Dewey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Derry
*name · IPA /ˈdɛɹi/ · frequency rank #22,643*
A city in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Londonderry.

### Dewey
*name · IPA /ˈduːi/ · frequency rank #16,212*
A surname from Old French.

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