# dogma vs duma

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dogma
*noun · IPA /ˈdɒɡ.mə/ · frequency rank #20,340*
An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.

### duma
*noun · IPA /ˈdumə/ · frequency rank #30,013*
A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).

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