# doughty vs drought

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### doughty
*adjective · IPA /ˈdaʊti/ · frequency rank #35,694*
Bold; brave, courageous.

### drought
*noun · IPA /dɹaʊt/ · frequency rank #8,276*
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

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