# dua vs Duval

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dua
*noun · frequency rank #41,094*
Alternative spelling of du'a'.

### Duval
*name · frequency rank #26,769*
A topographic surname from French of French origin, for someone who lived in a valley.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dua-vs-duval