# desks vs dunks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### desks
*noun · IPA /dɛsks/ · frequency rank #17,344*
plural of desk

### dunks
*noun · IPA /dʌŋks/ · frequency rank #36,968*
plural of dunk

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