# Druze vs duke

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Druze
*noun · IPA /ˈdruːz/ · frequency rank #48,715*
A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.

### duke
*noun · IPA /dʒuːk/ · frequency rank #3,293*
The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

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