# Desai vs despair

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Desai
*name · frequency rank #37,413*
A surname from Gujarati.

### despair
*verb · IPA /dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #9,319*
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

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